Movie Description
Blessed Assurance
(1997)Overview
Upon his discharge following the Korean War, soldier Jerry moves back to the small town in South Carolina where he grew up. Jerry is reunited with his old flame Leslie, gets a job as an insurance salesman and begins to heal from the emotional damage caused by the war. But Jerry faces a serious moral dilemma when the job he depends on for his livelihood leads him to take advantage of an elderly African-American woman and the members of her community.
Featured Crew
- Director : Peter Bogdanovich
- Editor : David Siegel
- Cast : Grant Show,Cicely Tyson,Lori Loughlin,George Wendt,Cari Shayne,Rebecca Koon,Bob King,Allan Gurganus,Stephen Michael Ayers,Helen Alexander,Shannon Eubanks,Tommy Cresswell,Louise Stratten,Robby Preddy,Michael Flannery,Georgia Allen,John Lawhorn,David Dwyer,Kate Finlayson,Bart Hansard,Judy Simpson,Brinley McClary,Antonia Bogdanovich,Lynn Llewelyn,Deborah Duke,Michelle Benjamin Cooper
Cast
Jerry Shand
Vesta Lotte Battle
Leslie
Sam
Claire Gundry
Zella Shand
Juel Shand
Professor Title
Don Cahoun
White Woman in Church
Mrs. Grundy
Mr. Grundy
Sandy
Randa Orvilson
Cecil
Mary Irene Tatum
Easton Peel
Man in Mill Town
Woman in Mill Town
Buddy
Registrar
Minna
Verla
Young Mother
Black Woman in Church
Cassandra
Posters
Facts
Original TitleBlessed Assurance
Status Released
Release Information
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1997-08-17
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 00m
Production CompaniesFrank Konigsberg Productions
Genres
- Drama
- TV Movie
