A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion (1982)
Synopsis
Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822.
Release Date: 1982-02-17
Runtime: 90 minutes
Director: Stan Lathan
Top Cast
- Yaphet Kotto as Denmark Vessey
- Ned Beatty as Benjamin Hammett
- Antonio Fargas as Gullah Jack
- Cleavon Little as Rolla
- Donald Moffat as Captain Vesey
- Brock Peters as Morris Brown
- James Bond III as Young Denmark
- Rosalind Cash as Petronia
- David Harris as Sandy Vessey
- Mary Alice as Beck
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