Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Synopsis
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."
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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
Melba Moore
Charlotte Forten
Jay Patterson
Edward Pierce
Vyto Ruginis
Col. Thomas Higginson
Connie Trask
Mrs. Lawrence
Glynn Turman
Joshua
Lou Walker
Sgt. Rivas
Rodrick F. Wimberly
Jacob
Oyafunmike Ogunlano
Slave / Ring Shout Dancer
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Barry Crane
- Screenplay & Story
- Samm-Art Williams
- Original Title
- Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Barry Crane
Samm-Art Williams
John Carter
Yanna Kroyt Brandt, Shep Morgan
Department Leadership Roster
John Carter
Editor
Barry Crane
Director
Samm-Art Williams
Writer
Yanna Kroyt Brandt
Producer
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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?
The principal cast of Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom includes Mary Alice, Ned Beatty, Carla Borelli, Ariane Brandt, Ed Danilowicz.
When was Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom released and how long is it?
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom was released in 1985 with a total runtime of 1h 53m.