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Before Women Had Wings (1997)

Movie ★ 6.4 96 min

Drama TV Movie

An adaptation of Connie May Fowler's 1996 novel tracing the unlikely friendship between a young white girl, daughter of an alcoholic mother and a no-good father, and a tender-hearted but reclusive black woman in the rural South of the '60s.

Lloyd Kramer Director Connie May Fowler Writer

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Released
November 2, 1997
Runtime
96 min
IMDb
tt0128072
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Cast

Ellen Barkin Ellen Barkin Glory Marie Jackson Tina Majorino Tina Majorino Avocet Abigail 'Bird' Jackson Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey Zora Williams Julia Stiles Julia Stiles Phoebe Jackson Burt Young Burt Young Louis Ippolito John Savage John Savage Billy Jackson William Lee Scott William Lee Scott Hank Jackson Louis Crugnali Louis Crugnali L.J. Ippolito David Hart David Hart Sheriff

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Frequently asked questions

What is Before Women Had Wings about?
An adaptation of Connie May Fowler's 1996 novel tracing the unlikely friendship between a young white girl, daughter of an alcoholic mother and a no-good father, and a tender-hearted but reclusive black woman in the rural South of the '60s.
Who directed Before Women Had Wings?
Before Women Had Wings was directed by Lloyd Kramer.
Who stars in Before Women Had Wings?
Before Women Had Wings stars Ellen Barkin, Tina Majorino, Oprah Winfrey, Julia Stiles.
When was Before Women Had Wings released?
Before Women Had Wings is a 1997 drama, tv movie film.
Where can I watch Before Women Had Wings?
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