The Rising Place
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Tom Rice
Billy Campbell
Frances Fisher
Frances Sternhagen
Scott Openshaw
Elise Neal
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set against the landscape of the Mississippi Delta in the 1940's, the story follows the close friendship of two young women, each of a different race, and their struggle to find purpose in their lives during this time of social injustice and world war. When Virginia Wilder is visiting her Aunt Millie this Christmas, she discovers a stack of handwritten letters over a half-century old, and unlocks the story of her aunt's youthful days as a young woman living in Hamilton, Mississippi during the Second World War. In a time when a woman's place was in the home, young Emily ventures out and falls in love with a young soldier, eventually carrying his baby out of wedlock. With the support of her best friend Wilma Watson and their draft-dodging companion Will Bacon, Emily is able to stand by her convictions in a household dominated by the standards of a salt-of-the-earth father and an unconditionally loving mother. Despite the disapproval of society, Emily follows her heart to overcome the prejudice of her time.
Director
Tom Rice
Cast
Billy Campbell
Frances Fisher
Frances Sternhagen
Scott Openshaw
Elise Neal
Laurel Holloman
Mason Gamble
Jackson Walker
Gary Cole
Tess Harper
Beth Grant
Mark Webber
Jennifer Holliday
S. Epatha Merkerson
Liam Aiken
Alice Drummond
Crew
David Armstrong
Tracy Blakcwell
William Blanchard
Elizabeth Burns
Jim Dollarhide
Tracy A Ford
Jennifer Holliday
Mark Horton
Bob W Johnston
Thomas A. Keith
Mary Morrisey
Marshall Peck
Conrad Pope
Tom Rice
Tom Rice
Larry Sousa
Joni Wheeler
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 8, 2002
Released in United States on Video October 28, 2003
Released in United States on Video October 28, 2003
Released in United States Fall November 8, 2002
