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The Women of Brewster Place (1989)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 58M

Director : Donna Deitch

Synopsis

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

Actors

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
William Frankfather
Judge
Clark Johnson
Clark Johnson
Butch Fuller
Homeselle Joy
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
Douglas Turner Ward
Reverend Woods
Samm-Art Williams
Samm-Art Williams
Cecil Garvin
Jonathan 'Fudge' Leonard
Jonathan 'Fudge' Leonard
Brucie
Maya Leonard
Maya Leonard
Diedre
Phill Lewis
Phill Lewis
Bottom
Bee-Be Smith
Bee-Be Smith
Hippolyta
Larenz Tate
Larenz Tate
Sammy
Geoffrey Thorne
Geoffrey Thorne
Theseus

Crews

Donna Deitch
Donna Deitch
Director
Gloria Naylor
Gloria Naylor
Novel
Barbara Black
Barbara Black
Line Producer
Reuben Cannon
Reuben Cannon
Producer
Carole Isenberg
Carole Isenberg
Executive Producer
Patricia K. Meyer
Patricia K. Meyer
Producer
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Executive Producer
David Shire
David Shire
Original Music Composer
Alexander Gruszynski
Alexander Gruszynski
Director of Photography
Karen Hall
Karen Hall
Teleplay

Trailers and other movies

1989 Women of Brewster Place TV Promo

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