The Women of Brewster Place
starring Robin Givens, Cicely Tyson, Jackče, Larenz Tate, Lynn Whitfield, Oprah Winfrey

From back cover:

Seven Women, Seven Lives Hanging in the Balance

Based on Gloria Naylor's novel, The Women of Brewster Place examines a group of strong-willed women, neighbors in the same slum, who all have been adversely affected by misguided idealism.

Luciela (Lynn Whitfield) can't emotinally detach herself from an untrustworthy husband; life in the fast lane has run aground for Etta Mae (Jackče) after the bright lights of New York City have turned dim; Kiswana (Robin Givens) has renounced her middle class roots, bringing her into conflict with her mother (Cicely Tyson).

Serving as matriarch and providing the emotional glue for these women in Mattie Michael (Oprah Winfrey, who also executive produced), a woman with an unshakable resolve to create a better life for herself and those she loves.

Cast: Robin Givens, Cicely Tyson, Jackče, Larenz Tate, Lynn Whitfield

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The Women of Brewster Place
starring Robin Givens, Cicely Tyson, Jackče, Larenz Tate, Lynn Whitfield, Oprah Winfrey

UPC: 000799109229
Length: 180 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Film Release Date: 1988
DVD Release Date: 2001
Studio: Harpo Productions (Xenon Pictures)

Audio Format: Stereo
Screen Format: Full Frame
Color: Color
Original Languages: English