Main Cast: David Lansbury, Ernie Hudson, Martin Sheen, Bill Raymond, Sean Nelson
Release Year: 1998
Country: US
Run Time: 112 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Jay Craven directed this post-WWII period drama adapted from a fact-based novel by Howard Frank Mosher. During the '50s, the service record of former Army chaplain Walter Andrews (Ernie Hudson) makes such an impression that he's hired over the telephone to serve as minister at a small town in rural Vermont. Only when Andrews arrives to begin work do the townspeople realize he's black. Despite some hostility from certain locals, he's accepted into the community. However, when young Claire LaRivierre (Jordan Bayne), is found murdered in the forest nearby, Andrews becomes the leading suspect because he gave her shelter. Contrasting accounts of Claire's final hours are revealed in the courtroom. Shown at the 1998 Hollywood Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Jean Louisa Kelly - Athena Allen; Jordan Bayne - Claire LaRivierre; Henry Gibson - Zack Burrows; Rusty DeWees - Harlan Kittredge; Larry Pine - Edward Kinneson; Michael Ryan Segal - Frenchie LaMott; Tom Aldredge - Elijah Kinneson; Carrie Snodgress - Ruth Kinneson; George Dickerson - Mason White
Credit
Beth Curtis - Art Director, Penny Perry - Casting, Penny Perry - Co-producer, Lyman Orton - Co-producer, Stephanie Kerley Schwartz - Costume Designer, Jim LaClair - First Assistant Director, Jay Craven - Director, Elizabeth Schwartz - Editor, Matt Salinger - Executive Producer, Horse Flies - Composer (Music Score), Philip Holahan - Cinematographer, Jay Craven - Producer, Stephanie Kerley Schwartz - Producer, Laura Roberts - Set Designer, Samantha Heilweil - Sound/Sound Designer, Jay Craven - Screenwriter, Don Bredes - Screenwriter, Howard Frank Mosher - Book Author
