The read
It runs long at 3h 33m.
Synopsis
Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- John WilderWriter
- Patrick SeymourOriginal Music Composer
- Peter MedakDirector
Cast
- Robert Ri'chardMarcel Ste. Marie
- Peter GallagherPhilippe Ferronaire
- Gloria ReubenCecile Ste. Marie
- Jennifer BealsDolly Rose
- Ossie DavisJean-Jacques
- Ruby DeeElsie Claviere
- Pam GrierSuzette Lermontant
- Jasmine GuyJuliet Mercier
- James Earl JonesOlder Marcel
- Eartha KittLola Dede
- Ben VereenRudolphe Lermontant
- Forest WhitakerDaguerreotypist Picard