Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (film)

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1994 American TV series or program

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Based on| Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All by Allan Gurganus
Written by| Joyce Eliason
Directed by| Ken Cameron
Starring| Diane Lane
Donald Sutherland
Cicely Tyson
Anne Bancroft
Music by| Mark Snow
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Executive producers| Frank Konigsberg
Larry Sanitsky
Producer| Jack Clements
Cinematography| Edward J. Pei
Editors| Charles Bornstein
Tod Feuerman
Running time| 184 minutes
Production companies| Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company
RHI Entertainment
Original release
Network| CBS
Release| May 1 (1994-05-01) –
May 3, 1994 (1994-05-03)

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All is a 1994 American television miniseries written by Joyce Eliason and based on the 1989 novel by Allan Gurganus. It was directed by Ken Cameron and starred Diane Lane, Donald Sutherland, Cicely Tyson and Anne Bancroft.

The miniseries won several Emmy Awards, including an Outstanding Supporting Actress award to Cicely Tyson.[1] This miniseries was first aired in two parts on CBS on May 1 and 3, 1994.[2]

## Plot

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On her 99th birthday, Lucy Honicut Marsden (Anne Bancroft) recalls her life as the 14-year-old bride of a veteran of the American Civil War.

## Cast

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* Diane Lane as young Lucy Honicut Marsden
* Donald Sutherland as Capt. William Marsden
* Cicely Tyson as Castalia, Marsden Family House Enslaved Maid
* Anne Bancroft as Lucy Marsden (age 99)
* Blythe Danner as Bianca Honicut
* E. G. Marshall as Prof. Taw, Old Folks Home Resident

## References

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1. ^ Emmy Magazine: Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells – Awards and Nominations
2. ^ "Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All". TV Tango.

## External links

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* Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All at IMDb

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