Alex Haley's Queen is a miniseries adaptation of the 1993 Alex Haley/David Stevens novel Queen: The Story of an American Family, directed by John Erman and starring Halle Berry in the title role. Premiering on CBS on February 14, 1993, the film tells the life story of a young slave girl named Queen, and illustrates the problems faced by bi-racial slaves in America. Throughout her life Queen struggles to fit into the two cultures of her heritage, ...
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Alex Haley's Queen is a miniseries adaptation of the 1993 Alex Haley/David Stevens novel Queen: The Story of an American Family, directed by John Erman and starring Halle Berry in the title role. Premiering on CBS on February 14, 1993, the film tells the life story of a young slave girl named Queen, and illustrates the problems faced by bi-racial slaves in America. Throughout her life Queen struggles to fit into the two cultures of her heritage, and is at times shunned by both.
The story is based on the life of Haley's paternal grandmother Queen.
The series begins with the friendly relationship between James Jackson, Jr. (Tim Daly), the plantation owner's only son, and his slave, Easter (Jasmine Guy), daughter of an African house slave, Captain Jack, and his true love, Annie, a Cherokee Native. It is revealed that Easter and James grew up together, and gradually, their feelings for each other develop into romance.
Just minutes after the death of his father, James Jackson, Sr. (Martin...
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