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Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble is a 2000 American television film starring Jane Seymour and directed by James Keach. It depicts the life of British actress and abolitionist Fanny Kemble, who sees first-hand the horrors of slavery when she marries an American plantation owner. Her published diaries in the form of personal accounts are shown to influence the British government's decision to withhold support of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Keith Carradine co-stars as Fanny's husband Pierce Butler, with Keach, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Colin Fox also appearing.
Original Release
04/23/2000
US Release
04/23/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Keith Carradine | Pierce Butler |
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Joe |
Janet-Laine Green | Elizabeth Sedgwick |
Arlene Duncan | Harriet |
Eugene Byrd | Jack |
Sharon Washington | Psyche |
Brett Porter | Owen Parker |
Gerard Parkes | Charles Kemble |
Kayla Perlmutter | Young Sarah |
Bernard Browne | Sam Swift |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Keith Carradine | Pierce Butler |
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Joe |
Janet-Laine Green | Elizabeth Sedgwick |
Arlene Duncan | Harriet |
Eugene Byrd | Jack |
Sharon Washington | Psyche |
Brett Porter | Owen Parker |
Gerard Parkes | Charles Kemble |
Kayla Perlmutter | Young Sarah |
Bernard Browne | Sam Swift |
Catherine Hayos | Julia |
Rick Demas | Brutus |
Jackie Richardson | Daphne |
Peter Mensah | Quaka |
Esther Cañadas | Esther |
Lili Francks | Aunt Jerusalem |
Colin Fox | John Quincy Adams |
François Klanfer | Daniel Webster |
Richard Yearwood | Habersham |
LeRoy Allen | Singing Slave |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jane Seymour | Executive Producer |
James Keach | Executive Producer |
Susan Cooper | Executive Producer |
Austin Hearst | Executive Producer |
Paul Taublieb | Executive Producer |
Suzanne Colvin | Producer |
Tatum Cook-Reiner | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |