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The Women of Brewster Place (1989) — Ligoscope

The Women of Brewster Place

Film · 1989

The Women of Brewster Place

178 min · Directed by Donna Deitch

6.821
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A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.

Cast

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Mattie Michael

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Fannie Michael

Olivia Cole

Olivia Cole

Miss Sophie

Robin Givens

Robin Givens

Kiswana / Melanie Browne

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Ben

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Theresa

Lonette McKee

Lonette McKee

Lorraine

Barbara Montgomery

Barbara Montgomery

Miss Eva Turner

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Cora Lee

Leon

Leon

Abshu

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Ciel

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Sam Michael

William Allen Young

William Allen Young

Eugene

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Mrs. Browne

Bruce Beatty

Bruce Beatty

Crony

William Frankfather

Judge

Clark Johnson

Clark Johnson

Butch Fuller

Homeselle Joy

Betina

Eugene Lee

Eugene Lee

Basil

Bebe Drake

Bebe Drake

Cleo

Glenn Plummer

Glenn Plummer

C.C. Baker

Roxanne Reese

Roxanne Reese

Alfreda

Douglas Turner Ward

Reverend Woods

Crew

Director: Donna Deitch
Producer: Carole Isenberg, Patricia K. Meyer, Oprah Winfrey, Reuben Cannon
Writer: Gloria Naylor
Cinematography: Alexander Gruszynski
Composer: David Shire

Details

Languages: English
Release: March 19, 1989

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