
The Women of Brewster Place (Part 1)
(1989)
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Synopsis
Oprah Winfrey is triumphant in Gloria Naylor's portrait of ghetto life in the 1960s. Etta Mae: Jackee. Ciel: Lynn Whitfield. Kiswana: Robin Givens. Mrs. Browne: Cicely Tyson. Sam: Paul Winfield. Cora Lee: Phyllis Yvonne Stickney. Fannie: Mary Alice. Miss Sophie: Olivia Cole. Miss Eva: Barbara Montgomery. Ben: Moses Gunn. Directed by Donna Dietch.
Directors
Reuben Cannon, Donna Deitch
Production year
1989
Rating
TV-PG
Studio
Lions Gate Films, Inc.
Runtime
200 minutes
Cast
Cicely Tyson, Oprah Winfrey, Jackée Harry, Lynn Whitfield, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney