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1987 television film by Stan Lathan

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Genre	Drama
Based on	Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Screenplay by	John Gay
Directed by	Stan Lathan
Starring	Avery Brooks Bruce Dern Phylicia Rashad Edward Woodward
Theme music composer	Kennard A. Ramsey
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Michael Barnathan Edgar J. Scherick
Producer	Jeffrey A. Nelson
Production location	Natchez, Mississippi
Cinematography	Richard M. Burlatsky
Editor	Lois Freeman-Fox
Running time	110 minutes
Production company	Edgar J. Scherick Associates
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	June 14, 1987 (1987-06-14)

Uncle Tom's Cabin is a 1987 American made-for-television drama film directed by Stan Lathan, and starring Avery Brooks, Bruce Dern, Phylicia Rashad and Edward Woodward. It is based on the 1852 novel of the same name by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Cast

Avery Brooks as Uncle Tom
Kate Burton as Ophelia
Bruce Dern as Augustine St. Claire
Paula Kelly as Cassy
Phylicia Rashad as Eliza
Edward Woodward as Simon Legree
George Coe as Mr. Shelby
Frank Converse as Trader
Jenny Lewis as Evangeline "Little Eva" St. Claire
Troy Beyer as Emmeline
Samuel L. Jackson as George
Rhashell Hunter as Jenny
Irma P. Hall as Mammy
Jerry Haynes as Dr. Phillips
Robert Graham as Elias
Bill Bolender as Trader

References

O'Connor, John J. (June 12, 1987). "'Uncle Tom's Cabin'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
Johnson, Charles A. (June 11, 1987). "'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Minus Stereotypes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
Terry, Cliffored (June 12, 1987). "Cable's 'Uncle Tom' Is Updated—That's All". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

External links

v t e Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
Characters	Uncle Tom
Film adaptations	Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903) Uncle Tom's Cabin (Thanhouser, 1910) Uncle Tom's Cabin (Vitagraph, 1910) Uncle Tom's Cabin (1914) Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918) Topsy and Eva (1927) Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) Onkel Toms Hütte (1965) Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)
Related works	A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin Tom show
Animation	Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land (1931) Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933) Uncle Tom's Bungalow (1937) Uncle Tom's Cabaña (1947) Southern Fried Rabbit (1953)
Anti-Tom literature	Aunt Phillis's Cabin The Planter's Northern Bride Little Eva: The Flower of the South Uncle Tom's Cabin As It Is Uncle Robin's Cabin "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Contrasted with Buckingham Hall, the Planter's Home Ellen; or, The Fanatic's Daughter The Ebony Idol Frank Freeman's Barber Shop The North and the South; or, Slavery and Its Contrasts Mr. Frank, the Underground Mail-Agent The Cabin and Parlor; or, Slaves and Masters The Black Gauntlet White Acre vs. Black Acre Antifanaticism The Lofty and the Lowly The Leopard's Spots
Related	Josiah Henson 1849 autobiography Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site Dimples Goodbye Uncle Tom Tit for Tat Uncle Tom syndrome Underground Railroad The National Era Onkel Toms Hütte (Berlin U-Bahn) Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Brunswick, Maine)

v t e Films directed by Stan Lathan
Save the Children (1973) Amazing Grace (1974) A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982) Beat Street (1984) Booker (1984) Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987) Killin' Them Softly (2000) Sticks & Stones (2019) The Closer (2021)

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