Synopsis
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard WesleyScreenplay
- Richard WrightWriter
- Jerrold FreedmanDirector
- James MtumeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Victor LoveBigger Thomas
- Matt DillonJan
- Elizabeth McGovernMary Dalton
- Geraldine PagePeggy
- Oprah WinfreyMrs. Thomas
- Akosua BusiaBessie
- Carroll BakerMrs. Dalton
- John McMartinMr. Dalton
- Art EvansDoc
- John KarlenMax
- Willard E. PughGus
- David RascheBuckley
Stills
Themes
chicago, illinoischauffeurbased on novel or bookparanoiaracial tension1940saccidental killing