Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom (1985)
At the beginning of the Civil War, Union gunboats sailed into Port Royal Sound, on the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia. White plantation owners fled, and the 10,000 blacks who lived there, almost all of whom were slaves, were freed in the first test of President Abraham Lincoln's dream of emancipation. Charlotte Forten, a 21-year-old educated black woman, helped the freed slaves to begin to build a new society. That experience forms the plot of this drama, based on Charlotte Forten's journals, which was telecast on "American Playhouse."
Director: Barry Crane
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Runtime: 113 min
Release Date: February 25, 1985
Cast
- Mary Alice - Blind Lily
- Ned Beatty - Rev. Mansfield French
- Carla Borelli - Laura Towne
- Ariane Brandt - Ellen
- Ed Danilowicz - Commissioner McKim
- Micki Grant - Lena
- Moses Gunn - Hannibal
- Anna Maria Horsford - Hannah
- Robert Jacob - Soldier in the Band
- Bruce McGill - Edward Philbrick
Screenplay
Editing: John Carter
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Barry Crane
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom about?
- At the beginning of the Civil War, Union gunboats sailed into Port Royal Sound, on the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia. White plantation owners fled, and the 10,000 blacks who lived there, almost all of whom were slaves, were freed in the first test of President Abraham Lincoln's dream of emancipation. Charlotte Forten, a 21-year-old educated black woman, helped the freed slaves to begin to build a new society. That experience forms the plot of this drama, based on Charlotte Forten's journals, which was telecast on "American Playhouse."
- Who directed Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom?
- Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom was directed by Barry Crane.
- Who stars in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom?
- Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom stars Mary Alice, Ned Beatty, Carla Borelli, Ariane Brandt, Ed Danilowicz, Micki Grant.
- How long is Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom?
- Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom has a runtime of 1h 53m (113 minutes).
- What genre is Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom?
- Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom is a Drama, History, TV Movie film.
- Where was Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom produced?
- Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom was produced in United States of America.