Director
Bruce Beresford
Actors
Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle, Joann Havrilla, William Hall Jr., Clarice F. Geigerman, Muriel Moore, Sylvia Kaler, Alvin M. Sugarman, Carolyn Gold, Crystal R. Fox, Bob Hannah, Ray McKinnon, D. Taylor Loeb
Runtime
1 h 39 min
Release Date
13 December 1989
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Overview
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her colored chauffeur Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters in a time when those types of relationships where shunned upon. Oscar winning tragic comedy with a star-studded cast and based on a play of the same name by Alfred Uhry.