''Rebel Love'' is a 1985

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written and directed by

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and starring

Jamie Rose Jamie Rose (born November 26, 1959) is an American actress and acting instructor. Born in New York City, Rose was raised in Southern California, where she began her career as a child actor, first appearing in commercials. She made her feature fil ...

and

Terence Knox Terence Knox (born December 16, 1946) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He made his debut in Robert Zemeckis's ''Used Cars'' (1980), and appeared in numerous television series, including lead roles in ''St. Elsewhere'' (1982–84) ...

. It was distributed by

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. Set during the

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, the film follows a Yankee war widow (played by Rose) who takes an injured Confederate spy (played by Knox) into her home out of pity, only to find herself falling in love with him. The picture was shot on locations in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

and Bessemer,

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during the summer of 1983, with many scenes filmed at the Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park. The producers utilized local crews and talent as much as possible.Boyer, Michael (1991) "On Location". ''Old Birmingham'' magazine. Vol. 1, No. 3, p. 12 The film was a finalist in the 1985 USA Film Festival in Dallas. Despite a modest theatrical run, Rebel Love enjoyed a cable release on Showtime and was later distributed on video by Vestron. Rose, who started on television in the series ''

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'', went on to star in her own 1980s crime drama series, '' Lady Blue''. Knox, who first gained fame as the villainous Dr. Peter White on the series '' St. Elsewhere'', later starred for three years as the lead character on the popular series ''

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'', a

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drama.

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