The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)
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.
- Released
- 1996-12-15
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Arthur Allan Seidelman
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- James Woods as Temple Rayburn
- Elizabeth McGovern as Celia Rayburn
- Len Cariou as Spencer Maitland
- Julia McIlvaine as Nell Rayburn
- Kevin Isola as Junius Maitland
- Clifton James as Chief Sam Thompkins
- Novella Nelson as Rosetta Tyler
- Anita Gillette as Suellen
- Ronn Carroll as Judge Kragen
- Ed Grady as Dr. Ringgold
- Judith Ivey as Narrator (voice)