Beloved
“The past has a life of its own.”
After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...
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Cast
60 people
Oprah Winfrey
Sethe
Known for
The Butler
A Wrinkle in Time
Danny Glover
Paul D
Known for
Predator 2
Lethal Weapon
Kimberly Elise
Denver
Known for
Ad Astra
John Q
Thandiwe Newton
Beloved
Known for
Westworld
The Pursuit of Happyness
LisaGay Hamilton
Younger Sethe
Known for
Beastly
Twelve Monkeys
Beah Richards
Baby Suggs
Known for
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
In the Heat of the Night
Albert Hall
Stamp Paid
Known for
Apocalypse Now
Malcolm X
Irma P. Hall
Ella
Known for
The Ladykillers
Collateral
Carol Jean Lewis
Janey Wagon
Known for
Rachel Getting Married
The Super
Kessia Embry
Amy Denver
Also in
Empire Records
A Far Off Place
Jude Ciccolella
Schoolteacher
Known for
24
The Shawshank Redemption
Anthony Chisholm
Langhorne
Known for
Premium Rush
Reign Over Me
Jonathan Demme Director · Richard LaGravenese Screenplay Akosua Busia Screenplay
Worldwide gross $23M · Budget $80M · United States release October 16, 1998
Box office
Budget
$80,000,000
Worldwide gross
$22,900,000
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
Harpo Films
Production
Clinica Estetico
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · October 16, 1998
Digital
United States · October 16, 1998
Theatrical
Czechia
January 21, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 11, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
October 16, 1998 · Theatrical
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