Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1997 · 1h 36m

Before Women Had Wings

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Director
Lloyd Kramer
Cast
Ellen Barkin as Glory Marie Jackson Tina Majorino as Avocet Abigail 'Bird' Jackson Oprah Winfrey as Zora Williams Julia Stiles as Phoebe Jackson Burt Young as Louis Ippolito John Savage as Billy Jackson
Crew
Ericson Core — Director of Photography Stephen Semel — Editor Anton Sanko — Original Music Composer Lloyd Kramer — Screenplay Connie May Fowler — Writer Connie May Fowler — Novel
Tagline

In a world of abuse and violence, one person gave her hope

Synopsis

An adaptation of Connie May Fowler's 1996 novel tracing the unlikely friendship between a young white girl, daughter of an alcoholic mother and a no-good father, and a tender-hearted but reclusive black woman in the rural South of the '60s.

Mood & Themes
semi autobiographical
Key Collaborators
Lloyd Kramer Director Ericson Core Director of Photography Stephen Semel Editor Anton Sanko Original Music Composer Lloyd Kramer Screenplay Connie May Fowler Writer Connie May Fowler Novel Oprah Winfrey Producer Jay Benson Producer Joe Rainey Production Design Catherine Adair Costume Design
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