Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.
- individual
- chauffeur
- culture clash
- self-discovery
- widow
- 1970s
- atlanta
- pulitzer prize
- civil rights
- racial segregation
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Morgan Freeman
Hoke Colburn
Jessica Tandy
Daisy Werthan
Dan Aykroyd
Boolie Werthan
Patti LuPone
Florine Werthan
- Esther Rolle — Idella
- Joann Havrilla — Miss McClatchey
- William Hall Jr. — Oscar
- Alvin M. Sugarman — Dr. Weil
- Clarice F. Geigerman — Nonie
- Muriel Moore — Miriam
- Sylvia Kaler — Beulah
- Carolyn Gold — Neighbor Lady
- Crystal R. Fox — Katie Bell
- Bob Hannah — Red Mitchell
- Ray McKinnon — Trooper #1
- Directed
- Bruce Beresford
- Written
- Alfred Uhry
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 1,851 ratings
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Majestic Films International, Allied Filmmakers, The Zanuck Company
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
