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starring: Christopher Allport, Ann-Margret, Bob Banks, Suzi Bass, Halle Berrydirected by: John Erman
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304331903
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6304331908
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: January 28, 1997
Running Time: 282 minutes
Sales Rank: 1850
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 1993
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Description:
There are two sides to every story, the saying goes. For Alex Haley, one side was roots, the towering chronicle tracing severn generations of his mother's family. The othe side comes to the screen in Alex Haley's Queen, the remarkable history of a paternal side of the author's family. David L. Wolper (Roots, The Thorn Birds) is the executive producer of this acclaimed adaption of the story Haley was working on when he died. Halle Berry plays Queen, daughter of a slave (Jasmine Guy) and a plantation owner (Tim Daly). During the turbulent decades of the antebellum South, the Civil war, Reconstruction and beyond, she searches for a home in the two cultures of her heritage - and at times is shunned by both. Rejection and hate are no match for her unconquerable will, however. Ann-Margret, Danny Glover, and Ossie Davis are among the many stars of this poingnant, uplifting final chapter of the Haley legacy.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Good Movie
Set in the old South, the story of Queen is a sad, but poignant one. The prejudice against her and the confusion and fear she endures because of her mixed heritage sheds light on the suffering of the times. The acting was great. I think this was one of the first leads for Halle Berry and she does a marvelous job. The only problem I had was her makeup. It's like they were trying to make her look lighter than what she was and her skin color would come out chalkie sometimes. Also, there was no way to ... Read More
Rating:  - Alex Hailey's Queen.....a mini series, that likes we may never see again!
I have Queen, the 1993 mini series, made from the book Alex Hailey wrote.
It seems that movies like this were stopped since all these cable channels came on. These new channels, being remarkable in entertainment as they are, are very far behind in those made for TV movies or the mini series that were on the regular networks. This is my own opinion, of course, but that's the way it seems to me. Also, when these mini series came out in video or dvd, they were cut. Some great movies and mini series ... Read More
Rating:  - one of halle's best film if not her absolute best
this is one of my favorite movies of the 90s sure it is long but it never gets boring especially when halle is n she looked beautiful ever when she didn't have on all that make up she could turn ugly beautiful if she wanted to that is how stunnig she was n this film i felt sorry from her when people didn't help her when she didn't eat in days after leaving home because she was tired of people referring to her as a slave and not apart of the family it was time for halle after her mom passed on her father ... Read More
Rating: - one of halle's best film if not her absolute best
this is one of my favorite movies of the 90s sure it is long but it never gets boring especially when halle is n she looked beautiful ever when she didn't have on all that make up she could turn ugly beautiful if she wanted to that is how stunnig she was n this film i felt sorry from her when people didn't help her when she didn't eat in days after leaving home because she was tired of people referring to her as a slave and not apart of the family it was time for halle after her mom passed on her father ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent!
I remember seeing the movie on television a few years back, does anyone know if it still airs or where you can buy it on video?
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