Band of Angels (1957)

Movie"You're no blue blood any more, honey. The master bought you...and now he's waitin'!"
Audience Score
61
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NR 2 hr 5 minAug 3rd, 1957Romance, Drama, History
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.
StarringClark GableYvonne De CarloSidney Poitier
DirectorRaoul Walsh

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 3rd, 1957
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 30th, 2007 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$2,500,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Warner Bros. Pictures
Movie Tags:
american civil warslaveplantationslave traderacial issuesbiracialdeep southpassing for whitesouthern belleslave owner