Tales of the Unknown South

Tales of the Unknown South

117 mins | Drama, Documentary, Family | Nov. 7, 1984

Trilogy of films about race and culture in the Deep South from the end of World War I to the civil rights protests of the 1960's. All three stories deal with fear and isolation, and the role of faith in the lives of those who venture alone into what is unknown around them.

Tales of the Unknown South

117 mins | Drama, Documentary, Family | Nov. 7, 1984

Tales of the Unknown South
Trilogy of films about race and culture in the Deep South from the end of World War I to the civil rights protests of the 1960's. All three stories deal with fear and isolation, and the role of faith in the lives of those who venture alone into what is unknown around them.
Producers South Carolina Educational Television Network
Original title Tales of the Unknown South
Directors Jim McMahan, Jim Eddins, Randy Brinson
Writers Benjamin Dunlap, Julia Peterkin, Diane Oliver, DuBose Heyward

Cast

James Dickey

as Host

Bob Hungerford

as Sgt. Kearns

Richard Leighton

as "The Half-Pint Flask"

Rosanna Carter

as "Ashes"

Estelle Evans

as "The Half-Pint Flask"

Frances Foster

as "Neighbors"

Timisha Barnes

as "Ashes"

David Guider

as "Neighbors"

Sandra Mills Scott

as Neighbors