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A House Divided 2000 Directed by John Kent Harrison

In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a vast cotton plantation. But the dreadful secret which has blighted her life threatens to deprive her of the birthright which her beloved father David had struggled for so long to create. Raised by her father and grandmother to be the perfect white Southern Belle, Amanda's true mother was a black slave Julia. Confronted with the forces of greed and bigotry, Amanda has to face not only the hatred of a racist world, but the complex truth of a family whose lives have been built on a lie.

Countries Canada , USA
Production Countries Canada , USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , TV Movie
Release Date 30 July 2000
101 mins
Cast
Sam Waterston David Dickson
Jennifer Beals Amanda Dickson
Tim Daly Charles Dubose
Shirley Douglas Elizabeth Dickson
Sean McCann Rutherford
Ron White Henry Dickson
Colin Fox Doctor Lovick
Adrian Hough Lt. Brooks
Gerard Parkes Judge Stevens
Dara Perlmutter Amanda (age 10)
Kayla Perlmutter Amanda (age 5)
Omar McIntosh Young Boy
Craig Eldridge Judge Cottner
Ron Payne Jury Foreman
Barry Stillwell Court Clerk
Paul Essiembre Hotel Clerk
Johann Benét Joshua (uncredited)
Matt Granger Henry's Son (uncredited)
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