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A Family Thing: Full Cast & Crew 1996 Drama
Following the death of the white woman he thought was his mother, a shocked Earl Pilcher Jr. learns he is half black. Shaken to the core by this revelation of decades of lies, an impassioned Pilcher travels to Chicago to find his biological family and meets Roy Murdock, his half-brother. Unfortunately, Murdock refuses to accept the aging Southerner. Desperate for a connection, the grieving Pilcher struggles to convince Murdock to open his mind. PG-13 Released: Mar 29, 1996 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Richard Pearce Director Robert Duvall Earl Pilcher Jr. Actor, Producer James Earl Jones Ray Murdock Actor Michael Beach Virgil Actor Irma P. Hall Aunt T. Actor Grace Zabriskie Ruby Actor Regina Taylor Ann Actor Mary Jackson Carrie Actor Paula Marshall Karen Actor James N. Harrell Earl Pilcher Sr. Actor Todd Black Producer Randa Haines Producer Michael Hausman Executive Producer Billy Bob Thornton Writer Tom Epperson Writer Fred Murphy Cinematographer Mark Warner Film Editing Charles Gross Original Music Linda DeScenna Production Design James Nedza Art Director Ric McElvin Set Decoration Joe I. Tompkins Costume Design Victoria Thomas Casting