United States / Aug 17, 1997
2h 0min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Upon his discharge following the Korean War, soldier Jerry moves back to the small town in South Carolina where he grew up. Jerry is reunited with his old flame Leslie, gets a job as an insurance salesman and begins to heal from the emotional damage caused by the war. But Jerry faces a serious moral dilemma when the job he depends on for his livelihood leads him to take advantage of an elderly African-American woman and the members of her community.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Allan Gurganus | Professor Title |
| Stephen Michael Ayers | Don Cahoun |
| Helen Alexander | White Woman in Church |
| Shannon Eubanks | Mrs. Grundy |
| Tommy Cresswell | Mr. Grundy |
| Louise Stratten | Sandy |
| Robby Preddy | Randa Orvilson |
| Michael Flannery | Cecil |
| Georgia Allen | Mary Irene Tatum |
| John Lawhorn | Easton Peel |
| David Dwyer | Man in Mill Town |
| Kate Finlayson | Woman in Mill Town |
| Bart Hansard | Buddy |
| Judy Simpson | Registrar |
| Brinley McClary | Minna |
| Antonia Bogdanovich | Verla |
| Lynn Llewelyn | Young Mother |
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| Deborah Duke | Black Woman in Church |
| Michelle Benjamin Cooper | Cassandra |
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Blessed Assurance |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Frank Konigsberg Productions |
| Release date | 17 agosto 1997 |
| Writer | Allan Gurganus, Joyce Eliason |
| Casting | Susan Bluestein |
| Editing | David Siegel |
| Cinematography | Rohn Schmidt |
| Assistant directors | Peter Bogdanovich |
| Camera operators | Rohn Schmidt |
| Additional photography | Rohn Schmidt |
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| Production design | Norm Baron, Ward Preston, Joseph Litsch |
| Art direction | Ward Preston, Norm Baron, Joseph Litsch |
| Set decoration | Joseph Litsch, Norm Baron, Ward Preston |
| Music | Mark Snow, Thomas Varga |
| Sound | Mark Snow, Thomas Varga |
| Costume design | Yvonne Blake, K-Bobby, Darlene Brumfield |
| Makeup | K-Bobby, Darlene Brumfield, Yvonne Blake |
| Hairstyling | K-Bobby, Darlene Brumfield, Yvonne Blake |
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