Band of Angels
44 votes
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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1957-08-03
Runtime: 125 mins
Director: Raoul Walsh
Spoken language: English
Genres: Romance, Drama, History
Original title: Band of Angels
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Clark Gable
Yvonne De Carlo
Sidney Poitier
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Rex Reason
Patric Knowles
Torin Thatcher
Andrea King
Ray Teal
Noreen Corcoran
William Forrest
Tommie Moore
Juanita Moore
Raymond Bailey
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