Savannah
- Released on
- Runtime
- 101 mins
Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.
Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.
Cast
- Jim Caviezel
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Jaimie Alexander
- Bradley Whitford
- Sam Shepard
- Tracey Walter
- Jack McBrayer
- Hal Holbrook
- Simone Griffeth
- George Whitford
- Clay Chappell
- Chip Lane
- Anthony Paderewski
- Geoff McKnight
- Michael R. Long
- Mark Tymchyshyn
- Jimmy Hager
- Greyson Turner
- Benjamin Frankenberg
Director
- Annette Haywood-Carter
Producers
- Jody Savin
- Annette Haywood-Carter
- Randall Miller
