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Band of Angels
Band of Angels

6.2

Band of Angels

NR·1957·125m

Summary

Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and sends her to the best schools. When he dies suddenly Amantha's world is turned upside down. She learns that her father had been living on borrowed money and that her mother was actually a slave and her father's mistress.

Crew

Director

Raoul Walsh

Novel

Robert Penn Warren

Screenplay

Ivan Goff

Screenplay

Ben Roberts

Screenplay

John Twist

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$2,500,000.00

Keywords

plantation
slave
slave trade
biracial
southern belle
american civil war
slave owner
racial issues
deep south
passing for white
woman's story