The Wedding
Release Date: 1998-02-22
Runtime: 161 min
Director: Charles Burnett
Producer(s): Doro Bachrach
Production Country: United States of America
Original Language: English
Overview:
Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade’s family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby’s parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is afflicted by pre-marital doubts, handsome Lute McNeil arrives on the scene, determined to make Shelby his at any cost.
Cast:
Al Wiggins, Ashley Gibson, Bob Moore, Cara Stoner, Carl Gordon, Carl Lumbly, Claire Eye, Cynda Williams, Deborah Duke, Deji LaRay, Eric Thal, Ethel Ayler, Gabriel Casseus, Ginnie Randall, Halle Berry, John Lawhorn, Joseph Bias, Keenan Corrigan, Kelsey Walke, Lynn Whitfield, Margaret Welsh, Margo Moorer, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michael Warren, Mikaelle Comrie, Monica Ford, Patrina Hemingway, Paul Butler, Peter Francis James, Richard Brooks, Ronn Carroll, Shilla Benning, Shirley Knight, White Nelson
Crew:
Charles Burnett (Director), Lisa Jones (Writer), Doro Bachrach (Producer), Kate Forte (Executive Producer), Daniel Schneider (Associate Producer), Oprah Winfrey (Executive Producer), Stephen James Taylor (Original Music Composer), Frederick Elmes (Director of Photography), Dorian Harris (Editor), Geoffrey S. Grimsman (Production Design), Eduardo Castro (Costume Design), James Edward Ferrell Jr. (Set Decoration), Mary Burton (Makeup Artist), Mona Orr (Hairstylist), Wynona Price (Key Makeup Artist), Kenneth Walker (Hairstylist), Dorothy West (Novel)