Savannah
2013, Film, 101 min, Drama, Family, History, English, United States, MoviePedia score 63
Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.
Directed by Annette Haywood-Carter
Cast
- Jim Caviezel as Ward Allen
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Christmas Moultrie
- Jaimie Alexander as Lucy Stubbs
- Bradley Whitford as Jack Cay
- Sam Shepard as Mr. Stubbs
- Tracey Walter as Mathias
- Jack McBrayer as Sir Graham
- Hal Holbrook as Judge Harden
- Simone Griffeth as Mrs. Stubbs
- George Whitford as Little Jack Whitford
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