Savannah
Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.
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Cast
19 people
Jim Caviezel
Ward Allen
Known for
The Passion of the Christ
Person of Interest
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Christmas Moultrie
Known for
Doctor Strange
12 Years a Slave
Jaimie Alexander
Lucy Stubbs
Known for
Blindspot
Thor: The Dark World
Bradley Whitford
Jack Cay
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
Get Out
Sam Shepard
Mr. Stubbs
Known for
The Right Stuff
Brothers
Tracey Walter
Mathias
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
I Spit on Your Grave
Jack McBrayer
Sir Graham
Known for
Wreck-It Ralph
30 Rock
Hal Holbrook
Judge Harden
Known for
Creepshow
Into the Wild
Simone Griffeth
Mrs. Stubbs
Known for
Death Race 2000
George Whitford
Little Jack Whitford
No other roles listed
Clay Chappell
Prosecutor
Known for
Bessie
Chip Lane
Cay Sr.
Known for
Last Seen Alive
Manhunt
Annette Haywood-Carter Director · Ken Carter Writer Mike Ozier Cinematographer
Budget $5M · United States release April 25, 2013 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$5,000,000
Production
Meddin Studios
Production
Unclaimed Freight Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 25, 2013
Theatrical
France
July 25, 2015 · Digital · VOD
November 16, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
June 27, 2022 · Physical
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