A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

90 mins | Feb. 17, 1982

Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822.

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

90 mins | Feb. 17, 1982

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers
Original title A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
Directors Stan Lathan
Writers William Hauptman

Cast

Yaphet Kotto

as Denmark Vessey

Ned Beatty

as Benjamin Hammett

Antonio Fargas

as Gullah Jack

Cleavon Little

as Rolla

Donald Moffat

as Captain Vesey

Brock Peters

as Morris Brown

James Bond III

as Young Denmark

Rosalind Cash

as Petronia

David Harris

as Sandy Vessey

Mary Alice

as Beck