The Inheritance (1997)

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Release Date: Apr 6, 1997 Wide

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Forbidden love between a beautiful orphan and an eligible upper-class bachelor sparks jealousy and deceit in the family that took her in as a child in this period drama from director Bobby Roth. As a child, Edith Adelon (Cari Shayne) was taken in by the wealthy Henry Hamilton (Tom Conti) so that she could live at the lavish Evanswood Estate and serve as a paid companion to Henry's lonesome daughter Amy (Brigitta Dau). Over the years, Amy and Edith grow to become the best of friends and most

Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.

Drama, Television

Directed By: Bobby Roth

In Theaters: Apr 6, 1997 Wide

On DVD: Dec 7, 2004

Cast

Meredith Baxter
Beatrice Hamilton
Tom Conti
Henry Hamilton
Thomas Gibson
Brigitta Dau
Amy Hamilton
Brigid Brannagh
Ida Glenshaw
Cari Shayne
Edith Adelon

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This was really a pretty good movie-must better than I thought it would be-esp. if you like 18th century English stories. very good

June 26, 2007

ashley hayes-beaty

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I hope more people seek out and find this tv-movie. It is based on Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name and is a wonderful hidden gem of the period drama genre. The story is perhaps a bit too dependant on the coincidental but the characters will please with their genuineness and Gibson and Shayne together is a

October 28, 2010