The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
Release Date: Mar 19, 1989 Wide
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Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor, The Women of Brewster Place was produced by and stars Oprah Winfrey. The film concerns a variety of women who live in the housing project located on Brewster Place, and tells about their lives as they struggle in the face of racism, poverty, and troublesome men. Winfrey portrays Mattie Michael who was kicked out of her parent's (Paul Winfield and Mary Alice) house after refusing to reveal the name of her soon-to-be-born child's father. She eventually inherits
Mar 19, 1989 Wide
Jan 30, 2001
Xenon
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Cast
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Oprah Winfrey
Mattie Michael -
Jackée
Etta Mae Johnson -
Cicely Tyson
Mrs. Browne -
Robin Givens
Kiswana -
Lonette McKee
Lorraine -
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Cora Lee -
Moses Gunn
Ben -
Clark Johnson
Butch -
Lynn Whitfield
Ciel -
Eugene Lee
Basil -
Paul Winfield
Sam Michael -
Mary Alice
Fannie Michael -
Barbara Montgomery
Miss Eva -
Olivia Cole
Miss Sophie -
Douglas Turner Ward
Rev. Wood -
Kemper Sam Williams Jr.
Garvin -
William Allen Young
Eugene -
Leon
Abshu -
Paula Kelly
Theresa -
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Classic miniseries tackles weighty women's issues.
Engaging portrait of seven women in a ghetto tenement who are struggling to overcome the hardships of poverty and the disappointments of shattered dreams.
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Movie: ID: 19017 Title: The Women of Brewster Place Release Date: 1989-03-19 00:00:00.0 MPAA: 6 Status: 1
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