The Women of Brewster Place (miniseries)
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| The Women of Brewster Place | |
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| Directed by | Donna Deitch |
| Produced by | Oprah Winfrey |
| Written by | Gloria Naylor (novel) Karen Hall (teleplay) |
| Starring | Oprah Winfrey Robin Givens Jackée Harry Paul Winfield Lynn Whitfield Mary Alice Lonette McKee Leon Robinson Larenz Tate Cicely Tyson Moses Gunn Shari Belafonte |
| Music by | Michael Jackson Luther Vandross Curtis Mayfield |
| Distributed by | Harpo Productions |
| Release date(s) | March 18, 1989 (U.S.) |
| Running time | 200 mins. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200 million |
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The Women of Brewster Place is a TV miniseries that aired on March 18, 1989 on ABC. the miniseries is based upon the 1982 novel by Gloria Naylor. It was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions with a teleplay by Karen Hall. The miniseries stars TV icon Oprah Winfrey, Jackée Harry, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Larenz Tate, Moses Gunn and Leon.
[edit] Cast and crew
- Oprah Winfrey - Mattie Michael
- Mary Alice - Fannie Michael
- Robin Givens - Kiswana
- Moses Gunn -Ben
- Jackée Harry - Etta Mae
- Paula Kelly -Theresa
- Leon - Abshu
- Lonette McKee - Lorraine
- Lynn Whitfield - Ciel
- Paul Winfield - Sam Michael
- Cicely Tyson - Mrs. Browne
- Shari Belafonte - (uncredited)
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- Paul Winfield and Cicely Tyson played husband and wife in the 1972 film Sounder and the 1978 film, "King."
- Mary Alice and Lonette McKee played mother and daughter in the 1976 film Sparkle.
- The mini-series got such a good reception that it led to a weekly network series entitled Brewster Place. It was axed after just four episodes due to low ratings
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