Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)

8.0/10 251 min Drama Romance

Overview

Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair, spanning an ocean, ultimately producing children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.

Cast

Sam Neill

Thomas Jefferson

Carmen Ejogo

Sally Hemings

Diahann Carroll

Betty Hemings

Mare Winningham

Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph

Mario Van Peebles

James Hemings

René Auberjonois

James Callender

Željko Ivanek

Thomas Mann Randolph

Klea Scott

Critta Hemings

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Henry Jackson

Kevin Conway

Thomas Paine

Amelia Heinle

Harriet Hemings

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