Children of the Dust (1995)
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Friendship and racism in 1880s America is explored in this made-for-television drama. Sidney Poitier stars as Gypsy Smith, a bounty hunter who, much to the chagrin of the local white population, leads a group of black settlers to Oklahoma to form their own free community. The film shows how racial tensions erupt between the black and white homesteaders. The Native American experience of racism is intertwined into the plot as well, with the story of a young Cheyenne boy who has lost his roots. Sidney Poitier and Regina Taylor were nominated for Image awards for their performances. Based on the novel by Clancy Carlile, the film originally aired in two parts. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Sidney Poitier - Gypsy Smith
- Joanna Going - Rachel
- Regina Taylor - Drusilla
- Hart Bochner - Shelby Hornbeck
- Basil Wallace
- Jack Ackroyd - Farmer Tully
- Grace Zabriskie
- Dale Wilson - Renfro
- Tom Schanley - Cavalry Officer
- Shirley Knight - Aunt Bertha
- Kevin McNulty - Sheriff Harriman
- Michael Moriarty - John Maxwell
- Robert Guillaume - Mossburger
- Farrah Fawcett - Nora
- Brent Stait - Ballenger
- Charles Andre - Nez
- Michael Elias - Reporter
- Billy Wirth - Corby/White Wolf
- Michelle Thrush - Rainbow Woman
- Eric Keenleyside - Boss Beeson
- John Pyper-Ferguson - Sonny Boy
- James Caviezel - Dexter
- Director(s):
- David Greene
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