A Special Friendship (1987)

9.0/10 • 95 min • TV Movie Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Tracy Pollan

Elizabeth Van Lew

Akosua Busia

Mary Bowser

Tom Aldredge

Jefferson Davis

Richard Brooks

Matt Bowser

LeVar Burton

Ben Sumner

Josef Sommer

General Winder

Cynthia Harris

Mrs. Van Lew

Patricia Elliott

Mrs, Davis

Adam Storke

Tom Gadsden

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