A House Divided

Name: A House Divided
Genre: Drama
Released: 2000-07-30
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Sam Waterston, Jennifer Beals, LisaGay Hamilton

TV Movie
2000
R
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

306

YOUR RATING

Jennifer Beals, Sam Waterston, Tim Daly, and LisaGay Hamilton in A House Divided (2000)

Drama

In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a vast cotton plantation. But the dreadfu... Read allIn the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a vast cotton plantation. But the dreadful secret which has blighted her life threatens to deprive her of the birthright which her ... Read allIn the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a vast cotton plantation. But the dreadful secret which has blighted her life threatens to deprive her of the birthright which her beloved father David had struggled for so long to create. Amanda was raised by her father ... Read all

Director
- John Kent Harrison
Writers
- Kent Anderson Leslie
- Paris Qualles
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

306

YOUR RATING

Director
- John Kent Harrison
Writers
- Kent Anderson Leslie
- Paris Qualles
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations total

Did you know

Goofs
On March 2, 1885 David Dickson's will was submitted for probate to the Ordinary (now called Probate Judge) of Hancock County, R.H. Lewis (my great-grandfather). I believe he was referred to in the film as Judge Stevens. On July 6, 1885, despite the objections of David Dickson's white relatives, R.H. Lewis ruled in favor of the will. Consequently, the attorneys for the white relatives "appealed" to the Superior Court of Hancock County for consideration 'de novo' (latin for 'over again') as to probate of the will. This resulted in the court proceedings that began in November 1885 before a jury with Superior Court Judge Samuel Lumpkin (referred to as Judge Cottner in the film) presiding. No doubt due to time constraints, the film does not very effectively differentiate the proceedings in Superior Court before a jury from the earlier proceedings before the Ordinary (Probate Judge) without a jury.