Released:
2000-04-23

Overview:
Fanny Kemble is a famous star of the English stage, but while touring the United States, she gives up her career to marry wealthy American Pierce Butler. Moving with him from Philadelphia to his Georgia plantation, Fanny sees slavery firsthand, and her outrage leads her to help the family's slaves in open defiance of her spouse. Undaunted by the consequences, Fanny eventually writes a book that strengthens the anti-slavery movement.

Director:
James Keach

Runtime:
2h 0min

Genre:
Drama, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  Jane Seymour
  as
  Fanny Kemble Butler
• 
  Keith Carradine
  as
  Pierce Butler
• 
  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
  as
  Joe
• 
  Janet-Laine Green
  as
  Elizabeth Sedgwick
• 
  James Keach
  as
  Dr. Huston