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Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble

"It tore her world apart."

Fanny Kemble is a famous star of the English stage, but while touring the United States, she gives up her career to marry wealthy American Pierce Butler. Moving with him from Philadelphia to his Georgia plantation, Fanny sees slavery firsthand, and her outrage leads her to help the family's slaves in open defiance of her spouse. Undaunted by the consequences, Fanny eventually writes a book that strengthens the anti-slavery movement.

Top Cast

  • Jane Seymour

    Jane Seymour

    Fanny Kemble Butler

  • Keith Carradine

    Keith Carradine

    Pierce Butler

  • Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

    Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

    Joe

  • Janet-Laine Green

    Janet-Laine Green

    Elizabeth Sedgwick

  • James Keach

    James Keach

    Dr. Huston

  • Arlene Duncan

    Arlene Duncan

    Harriet

  • Eugene Byrd

    Eugene Byrd

    Jack

  • Sharon Washington

    Sharon Washington

    Psyche

  • Brett Porter

    Brett Porter

    Owen Parker

Overview

Fanny Kemble is a famous star of the English stage, but while touring the United States, she gives up her career to marry wealthy American Pierce Butler. Moving with him from Philadelphia to his Georgia plantation, Fanny sees slavery firsthand, and her outrage leads her to help the family's slaves in open defiance of her spouse. Undaunted by the consequences, Fanny eventually writes a book that strengthens the anti-slavery movement.

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