Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Brief Synopsis
A two-part miniseries based on the novel by Allan Gurganus that dramatizes the post-Civil War years to the present through the irreverent eyes of 100-year-old Lucy Marsden, a widow now living in a North Carolina charity home.
Cast & Crew
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Diane Lane
Young Lucy Marsden
Donald Sutherland
Captain William Marsden
Anne Bancroft
Lucy Marsden--Age 100
Cicely Tyson
Castalia
Blythe Danner
Bianca Honicut
E. G. Marshall
Professor Taw
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1994
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Laserpacific Media Corporation; Pacific Film Labs; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Todd-Ao
Location
Madison, Georgia, USA; Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A two-part miniseries based on the novel by Allan Gurganus that dramatizes the post-Civil War years to the present through the irreverent eyes of 100-year-old Lucy Marsden, a widow now living in a North Carolina charity home.
Cast
Diane Lane
Young Lucy Marsden
Donald Sutherland
Captain William Marsden
Anne Bancroft
Lucy Marsden--Age 100
Cicely Tyson
Castalia
Blythe Danner
Bianca Honicut
E. G. Marshall
Professor Taw
Gwen Verdon
Etta Pell
Camille Cooper
Shirley
Maureen Mueller
Lady Marsden
Kathy Morris
Zondro
Wil Horneff
Willie Marsden
Jesse Zeigler
Ned Marsen
Garette Ratliff Henson
Ned Smythe
Jordan Williams
Samuel Honicut
Stephanie Astalos-jones
Ruth Wilgus
Erin Williby
Young Louisa
Amber Wallace
Baby
Joshua Cantrell
Edward
Jacob Cantrell
Perry
Damon Pooser
Jerome
Tim Black
Luke Lucas
Ed Grady
Robert E Lee
Jason Kerr
Yankee Boy
Allan Gurganus
Confederate Officer
Cami Cooper
Crew
Steve C. Aaron
Sound Mixer
Vivian Baker
Makeup
Charles C Bennett
Production Designer
Jann Bielenberg
Main Title Design
Amy Blanc
Script Supervisor
Susan Bluestein
Casting
Gary Bolger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles Bornstein
Editor
Ann Brodie
Makeup
Darlene Brumfield
Hair
Jack Clements
Producer
Jack Clements
Unit Production Manager
Linda Deandrea
Hair
Don Digiroland
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Valerie Dobbins
Publicity
Donna Ekholdt
Casting
Joyce Eliason
Screenwriter
Joyce Eliason
Supervising Producer
Tod Feuerman
Editor
David Franco
Music Supervisor
Shay Griffin
Casting (Atlanta)
Allan Gurganus
Source Material (From Novel)
David Hankins
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Johnson
Prosthetic Makeup
Scot J Kelly
Associate Editor
Frank Konigsberg
Executive Producer
Amy Mcgary
Set Decorator
Nick Nelson
Gaffer
Michael Neumann
Assistant Director
Ray Nevin
Transportation Coordinator
Edward J Pei
Director Of Photography
Van Broughton Ramsey
Costume Designer
Vince Rodriguez
Key Grip
Larry Sanitsky
Executive Producer
Carina Sayles
Publicity
Mark Snow
Music
James Sprattley
Assistant Camera Operator
Larry Stensvold
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Claudia E Thompson
Makeup
Scott James Wallace
Assistant Editor
Keith Walters
Property Master
Marty Wareski
Music Editor
Robert J Wilson
Assistant Director
Teresa M. Yarbrough
Production Coordinator
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1994
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Laserpacific Media Corporation; Pacific Film Labs; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Todd-Ao
Location
Madison, Georgia, USA; Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 1, 1994
Aired in United States May 3, 1994
Released in United States on Video October 24, 1995
Originally in development for NBC.
Budget estimate: $12,000,000 - $14,000,000
Began shooting September 30, 1993.
Completed shooting November 19, 1993.
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