Beulah Land (1980)
- Starring:
- Lesley Ann Warren, Michael Sarrazin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Virgil Vogel, Harry Falk, (more
- Category:
- Television
Member Rating
My RatingTheatrical Release Information | See Details About All Versions
Beulah Land is an edited, movie-length version of the three-part TV miniseries adaptation of Lonnie Coleman's multi-part novels. The film is set in the Old South, with a time span ranging from 1827 to the postwar Reconstruction Era. Lesley Ann Warren stars as Sarah Kendrick, young belle of the Beulah Land plantation, who finds herself in love with a "damn Yankee." Sarah must also contend with a weakling brother (Paul Rudd) and a former slave (Dorian Harewood) who demands freedom as a right rather than a privilege. Beulah Land took forever to get before the cameras due to protests from black historical organizations; when it was finally telecast on October 7-9, 1980, NBC conducted a low-pressure ad campaign, as though the network was still fearful of stepping on toes despite the testimonial of a black Yale history professor, who commended the production for its "special sensitivity." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 281 mins
Complete Cast:
- Lesley Ann Warren - Sarah Pennington
- Eddie Albert - Felix Kendrick
- Hope Lange - Deborah Kendrick
- Dorian Harewood - Floyd
- Paul Shenar - Roscoe Corlay
- Jenny Agutter - Lizzie Corlay
- Clarice Taylor - Lovey
- Taylor Lacher - Sgt. Smede
- Laurie Prange - Rachel Kendrick Davis
- Madeleine Stowe - Selma Kendrick Davis
- Jonathan Frakes - Adam Davis
- Peter de Anda - Jubal Corlay
- K.C. Martel - Young Benjamin
- Marco St. John - Blaylock
- Ray Girardin - Capt. Ponder
- Betsy Slade - Doreen Davis
- Vernon Waddle - Clarence Andreson
- Peter Hobbs - Governor
- Sheila Ann Cage - Stella
- De'Voreaux White - Abraham
- Tommie Stewart - Cook
- Gene Rutherford - Hoskinson
- Will Long - Hardy
- James Steele - Meecham
- Colia Lafayette - Lucille
- B.J. Hopper - Oglethorpe
- Gloria Winters - Dawcy
- Kyle Richards - Young Sarah
- Todd Lookinland - Young Leon
- Kristoff St. John - Young Roman
- Tracy Clanton - Young Selma
- Zetella Walker - Young Pauline
- Elizabeth DeLeon - Young Rachel
- Anthony Thompkins - Young Roscoe II
- Michael Sarrazin - Casey Troy
- Meredith Baxter-Birney - Lauretta Pennington
- Paul Rudd - Leon Kendrick
- Martha Scott - Penelope Pennington
- Allyn Ann McLerie - Edna Davis
- Don Johnson - Bonard Davis
- Robert Walker, Jr. - Bruce Davis
- Bibi Osterwald - Nell Kendrick
- Franklyn Seales - Roman
- Jean Renee Foster - Pauline
- Ilene Graff - Annabel Davis
- Elizabeth Robinson - Dorothy Corlay
- Kevin Hagen - Sheriff Barnes
- Stuart Mabray - Roscoe Corlay II
- James Daughton - Benjamin Davis II
- Patrick Harrison - Benjamin Davis
- Ruth Cox - Priscilla Oglethorpe
- Carole Jordan - Trudy Jordan
- Robin James - Nancy
- Marvel Lewis - Lotus
- Grand L. Bush - Nathaniel
- Malcolm McMillan - Lipscomb
- Jack Rey - Price
- Rosia Wade-Crisler - Myrtis
- Michael C. Stewart - Alonzo
- Bobbie Harper - Mrs. Oglethorpe
- Jerry Leggio - Varnedoe
- Tina Payne - Young Lauretta
- Joey Green - Young Floyd
- Michelle Simms - Clovis
- Geren Moor - Young Bonard
- Ken Dills - Young Bruce
- Eric Shawn Whittington - Young Adam
- Director(s):
- Virgil Vogel, Harry Falk
- Writer(s):
- Jacques Meunier
- Producer(s):
- Christopher Morgan
- Categories:
- Television
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
