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The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996, Dec 15
1h 50m
Set early during World War II, the film has a lot to say about love, honor, relationships, commitment and power. Keeping their promise to their dying black housekeeper, a white family takes in her teenage mentally-slow son. The movie details the joys and conflicts the family faces as a result of their decision.
Directed by
Arthur Allan Seidelman
Written by
Robert Inman
James Woods
Temple Rayburn
Len Cariou
Spencer Maitland
Elizabeth McGovern
Celia Rayburn
Clifton James
Chief Sam Thompkins
Anita Gillette
Suellen
Judith Ivey
Narrator (voice)
Novella Nelson
Rosetta Tyler
Ronn Carroll
Judge Kragen
Kevin Isola
Junius Maitland
Julia McIlvaine
Nell Rayburn
Ed Grady
Dr. Ringgold
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