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The courage to love

The courage to love

DVD 2004

Set in pre-Civil War New Orleans high society, she is the beautiful African American daughter of a wealthy white plantation owner and his kept mistress. Fights her family's wishes, society's rules, and rampant racism, she rejects the traditions of an arranged marriage and sets out on a journey fraught with danger. This inspiring true story of heroism and love illuminates the extraordinary life of Henriette Dalille, the first African-American sain...

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African American women Louisiana New Orleans Drama
Biographical television programs
Dalille, Henriette Drama
Man-woman relationships Drama
Religious films
Saints Louisiana New Orleans Drama
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Description:
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Target Audience Note:
Rating: PG-13; for some mature thematic elements
Notes:
Videodisc release of a 1999 television program
Release date: Apr. 13, 2010
Bonus features: filmographies
Director of photography, Jonathan Freeman ; editor, Isabelle Lévesque ; music, Christopher Dedrick
Vanessa Williams, Gil Bellows, Karen
DVD, 4x3 aspect ratio (1.33), 2.1 stereo
Closed-captioned
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
Control Number:
794093
UPC:
814838010014
Other Authors:
Bellows, Gil
Chicken Soup for the Soul (Firm)
Dedrick, Christopher
Desormeaux, Jean
Motion International Inc
New Star Television Productions
Reichel, Stéphane
Screen Media Films (Firm)
Skogland, Kari
Williams, Karen, actress
Williams, Vanessa
Ziskin, Ron
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