''The Flamingo Rising'' is a 2001

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tic film in the Hallmark Hall of Fame released on

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in February 2001, and based on the novel ''The Flamingo Rising'' written by Larry Baker in 1997. The movie stars Christopher Larkin,

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, and

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. The movie focuses on the feud between a funeral parlor owner and a man who wants to set up a large

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across the street from the parlor. Former '' In the Heat of the Night'' star

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returned to CBS, which aired the film, in the cameo role of "Officer Randy Kraft."

Cast

as Turner Knight *

as Edna Lee *

as Hubert Lee *Angela Bettis as Alice King *Joe Torry as Pete Moss *Erin Broderick as Grace Knight *Olivia Oguma as Louise Janine Lee * Christopher Larkin as Abraham Jacob Lee

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