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The Summer of Ben Tyler

5.7 110 mins Drama   1996
Hallmark Entertainment  
Director(s): Arthur Allan Seidelman

Set early during World War II, the film has a lot to say about love, honor, relationships, commitment and power. Keeping their promise to their dying black housekeeper, a white family takes in her teenage mentally-slow son. The movie details the joys and conflicts the family faces as a result of their decision.

Casts of The Summer of Ben Tyler

James Woods

as Temple Rayburn

Elizabeth McGovern

as Celia Rayburn

Len Cariou

as Spencer Maitland

Julia McIlvaine

as Nell Rayburn

Kevin Isola

as Junius Maitland

Clifton James

as Chief Sam Thompkins

Novella Nelson

as Rosetta Tyler

Anita Gillette

as Suellen

Ronn Carroll

as Judge Kragen

Ed Grady

as Dr. Ringgold

Judith Ivey

as Narrator (voice)

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