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Savannah (2013)
Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.
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Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Romance, History, Drama, Family
Written By:Annette Haywood-Carter, Ken Carter
In Theaters:4/25/2013
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Runtime:101 minutes
Studio:Meddin Studios, Unclaimed Freight Productions
Cast
Annette Haywood-Carter
Director
Jim Caviezel
Ward Allen
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Christmas Moultrie
Jaimie Alexander
Lucy Stubbs
Bradley Whitford
Jack Cay
Sam Shepard
Mr. Stubbs
Tracey Walter
Mathias
Jack McBrayer
Sir Graham
Hal Holbrook
Judge Harden
Simone Griffeth
Mrs. Stubbs
George Whitford
Little Jack Whitford
Clay Chappell
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