A Special Friendship
6.7
During the American Civil War, two women, a wealthy white woman and a freed black slave, join forces to fight for freedom and the abolition of slavery.
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Cast
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Tracy Pollan
Elizabeth Van Lew
Known for
Inventing Anna
A Stranger Among Us
Akosua Busia
Mary Bowser
Known for
The Color Purple
Tears of the Sun
Fielder Cook
Kenneth Cavander
Eric Albertson
Robert E. Fuisz
Tom Aldredge
Jefferson Davis
Known for
The Sopranos
Taking Chance
Eric Van Haren Noman
Alfred R. Kelman
Richard Brooks
Matt Bowser
Also in
MGM: When the Lion Roars
Hill Street Blues
Peggy Farrell
LaShaunna Brown
Mary age 9
Fielder Cook Director · Kenneth Cavander Writer Eric Van Haren Noman Cinematographer
United States release March 31, 1987 · Produced in United States
Production
Entertainment Partners Ltd.
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 31, 1987
TV
Belgium
November 11, 1989
Germany
May 1, 1998
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