''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' is a 1987 American

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directed by Stan Lathan and starring

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, Bruce Dern,

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, and

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. It is based on the 1852 novel of the same name by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Cast

Uncle Tom Uncle Tom is the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel, '' Uncle Tom's Cabin''. The character was seen by many readers as a ground-breaking humanistic portrayal of a slave, one who uses nonresistance and gives his life to prot ...

* Kate Burton as Ophelia * Bruce Dern as Augustine St. Claire * Paula Kelly as Cassy *

as Eliza *

as Simon Legree *

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as Mr. Shelby *

Frank Converse Frank Converse (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor. Early life Converse was born in 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1962, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in ...

as Trader *

Jenny Lewis Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child a ...

as Evangeline 'Little Eva' St. Claire *

Troy Beyer Troy Byer (born November 7, 1964) is an American psychologist, author, director, screenwriter, and actress. Early life and education Born in New York City to an African-American mother and white father, Byer spent the first part of her caree ...

as Emmeline *

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as George * Rhashell Hunter as Jenny *

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as Mammy *

Jerry Haynes Jerome Martin "Jerry" Haynes (January 31, 1927 – September 26, 2011) was an American actor from Dallas, Texas. He is most well known as Mr. Peppermint, a role he played for 30 years as the host of one of the longest-running local children's show ...

as Dr. Phillips * Robert Graham as Elias *

Bill Bolender Bill Bolender is an American character actor and artist, mainly known for small appearances in ''RoboCop 2'', '' JFK'', ''Reality Bites'', ''The Shawshank Redemption'', ''Nixon'' and ''Dante's Peak''. His guest starring appearances include roles ...

as Trader

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* * Films directed by Stan Lathan Showtime (TV network) films 1987 television films 1987 films Films about American slavery Films based on works by Harriet Beecher Stowe Television shows based on American novels Films with screenplays by John Gay (screenwriter) Uncle Tom's Cabin 1980s English-language films {{US-tv-film-stub