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Band Of Angels (1957)
Released By: Warner Home Video   Rating: Not Rated   In Theaters: 8/3/1957
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Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Raoul Walsh
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: 8/3/1957
Home Video Release: 1/30/2007
Cast: Cary Grant, Patric Knowles, Rex Reason, Sidney Poitier, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Yvonne De Carlo
Published ID: 932364
UPC: 085391111993,
Plot: Based on a novel by Robert Penn Warren, this Southern potboiler stars Yvonne DeCarlo as Amantha Starr, the daughter of a wealthy Louisiana plantation owner. When her father unexpectedly dies, Amantha discovers that her father was deep in debt and the family is penniless, and she is forced to drop out of the exclusive girls' school she was attending. What's more, it is discovered that Amantha has a small amount of African-American blood, and under the laws she is to be sold into slavery in New Orleans. Amantha is purchased by Hamish Bond (Clark Gable), a dashing, wealthy, but mysterious landowner. While Amantha is at first terrified by her new situation, in time she grows fond of Hamish and becomes romantically involved with him. However, the outbreak of the Civil War leads to Union forces taking New Orleans; RauRu (Sidney Poitier), Hamish's trusted overseer, joins the Northern forces as the Rebels go down in defeat. RauRu hates Amantha for literally sleeping with the enemy, and Hamish for the corrupt system he represents, but his last remaining threads of loyalty prevent him from taking them prisoner. With his crops destroyed, Hamish must rebuild his empire from the ground up, and, as he joins forces with his former associate Capt. Canavan (Torin Thatcher), he must reveal a shameful secret to Amantha: he once earned his living as a slave trader. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Band of Angels
Added 10/26/2009


I received the product in a timely fashion. It was in great condition and I'm very pleased with the sevice.

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Rhett Butler full grown
Added 9/18/2009

I like this film for 4 different reasons. I very much like the type of man that Clark Gable played and I think became. This is a tale of redemption, an interracial love story, and as one review wrote perhaps the clearest protrayal of blacks in the US of A that has been seen on film.

This shows a former sea captain, a former slaver, a very wealthy adult living in New Orleans at the outbreak of the War Between The States Who for some reason pays a fortune for a young mulatto girl off of the slave block. Take her home, and does not have sex with her. This is a story of a gentleman who is not a pussy.

This movie shows that once Clark Gable played a part, that part would always be his whether it is in a film or a book.


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drama
Added 9/12/2009

This is one I fondly remember from my mispent youth. It is still just as good now as it was then. Clark Gable is at his best. What ever you do see this one.
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A great Old Film
Added 6/29/2009

Band of Angels
This is one of the finest old,old, films that exists.It has a stellar cast in Gable,DiCarlo, and Poitier.It's a great story about the old South and the injustices of slavery. It's also a great love story.A must see.

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BAND OF ANGELS, Clark Gable
Added 6/5/2009

If you are a fan of Clark Gable, Gone With the Wind, and the Civil War, you will love this movie. He is a wealthy plantation owner, with slaves ... but is extremely kind to them and protects them. Slavery was obviously a cruel practice, but fortunately, many, many plantation owners were kind to them, feeding and clothing them. Gable stands up to the Carpet Baggers after the War too. A really good movie with action and romance.
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Band of Angels
Added 10/26/2009


I received the product in a timely fashion. It was in great condition and I'm very pleased with the sevice.

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Rhett Butler full grown
Added 9/18/2009

I like this film for 4 different reasons. I very much like the type of man that Clark Gable played and I think became. This is a tale of redemption, an interracial love story, and as one review wrote perhaps the clearest protrayal of blacks in the US of A that has been seen on film.

This shows a former sea captain, a former slaver, a very wealthy adult living in New Orleans at the outbreak of the War Between The States Who for some reason pays a fortune for a young mulatto girl off of the slave block. Take her home, and does not have sex with her. This is a story of a gentleman who is not a pussy.

This movie shows that once Clark Gable played a part, that part would always be his whether it is in a film or a book.


0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
drama
Added 9/12/2009

This is one I fondly remember from my mispent youth. It is still just as good now as it was then. Clark Gable is at his best. What ever you do see this one.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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