"Queen" (1993) TV mini-series

Director:

John Erman

Writers (WGA):

Alex Haley (story)
David Stevens (teleplay)

Release Date:

14 February 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Discover The Roots Of A New Generation.

Plot:

A plantation owner's son falls in love with a slave named Easter and together they have a light-skinned daughter named Queen...

Plot Keywords:

Struggle | Post Civil War | Passing For White | Slave | Plantation Owner

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Christopher Allport	...	Union Officer
Ann-Margret	...	Sally Jackson
Bob Banks	...	Slave #1
Suzi Bass	...	Server
Halle Berry	...	Queen
Dan Biggers	...	George
Lane Bradbury		(as Janette Lane Bradbury)
Leo Burmester	...	Henderson
Jerry Campbell	...	White Man #1
Patricia Clarkson	...	Lizzie
Frances Conroy	...	Mrs. Benson
Tim Daly	...	Col. James Jackson Jr.
Ossie Davis	...	Parson Dick
David Dwyer	...	Policeman
Michael Edwards	...	Judge
Tom Even	...	Male Guard
Victor Garber	...	Digby
Sue Ann Gilfillan
Danny Glover	...	Alec Haley
Ed Grady	...	Doctor
John Griesemer	...	Doctor
George Grizzard	...	Mr. Cherry
Tim Guinee	...	Wesley
Jasmine Guy	...	Easter
Linda Hart	...	Mrs. Henderson
Dennis Haysbert	...	Davis
Tommy Hollis	...	Fred
Martin G. James	...	Young Confederate Soldier (as Martin Grapengeter)
Richard Jenkins	...	Mr. Benson
Christine Jones	...	Sarah Jackson
Erik King
Jane Krakowski	...	Jane
Ron Leggett	...	Guard
Patrick Malone	...	Simon
Peter Maloney	...	Perkins
James McDaniel
Lonette McKee	...	Alice
Kenn Michael	...	Henry at 11 (as Kenny Blank)
Bob Minor	...	Poor Black Man
Daryl Mitchell	...	Abner (as Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell)
Charlotte Moore	...	Mrs. Perkins
Danny Nelson	...	Warden
Michael L. Nesbitt	...	Porter
Alan North	...	Bishop
Tom Nowicki	...	Kirkman
Mary Nell Santacroce	...	Woman at Coachstop
Martin Sheen	...	James Jackson Sr.
Madge Sinclair	...	Dora
Lonnie R. Smith	...	Redneck #2
Jussie Smollett	...	Simon (age 11)
Sada Thompson
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Joyce
Eric Ware	...	Micah
Annabelle Weenick	...	Female Guard
Elizabeth Wilson
Paul Winfield	...	Cap'n Jack
Samuel E. Wright	...	Alfred
Raven-Symoné	...	Queen (age 5) (uncredited)
Tim Ware	...	Carpetbagger (uncredited)

Directed by
John Erman

Writing credits (WGA)
Alex Haley		(story)
David Stevens		(teleplay)

Produced by
Bernard Sofronski	....	producer

Film Editing by
James Galloway
Paul LaMastra

Set Decoration by
Joseph Litsch

Costume Design by
Helen P. Butler		(as Helen Butler-Barbon)

Makeup Department
Darlene Brumfield	....	key hair stylist
Thomas Floutz	....	special makeup effects artist
Angela Levin	....	key makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Matthew T. Weiner	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Jamie Arbuckle	....	set dresser
Kevin Considine	....	carpenter
Daniel Dietrich	....	propmaker
Donna Fewell	....	property assistant
Frank M. Fleming	....	lead man
Patrick Fuhrman	....	set dresser
Michael Lane	....	set dresser
Eric Luling	....	set dresser
Thomas A. Morris Jr.	....	construction coordinator
Ricky Riggs	....	scenic foreman
Alan S. Reynolds	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (1993)
Bob Costanza	....	sound editor
Mike Dickeson	....	sound editor
G. Michael Graham	....	supervising sound editor
George R. Groves Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Steele	....	sound editor
Richard S. Steele	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Ray Bivins	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Scott Dale	....	utility stunts
Jody Kreinbrink	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Julian Chojnacki	....	camera operator
Ed Letteri	....	gaffer
Bubba Sheffield	....	key grip
Jeff Wolf	....	additional camera operator

Casting Department
Len Hunt	....	extras casting
Alyssa Weisberg	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carol H. Beule	....	assistant costume designer
Layne Brightwell	....	costumer

Music Department
Christopher Dedrick	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Christie Chaplin	....	driver

Other crew
Christopher Boffoli	....	production assistant
Jeff Coopwood	....	adr voice
Dianne Ketchum Friedgen	....	location manager (as Dianne Ketchum)
Carol Kravetz	....	production coordinator
Jody Kreinbrink	....	horse wrangler
Lev Mallinger	....	assistant accountant (1993)
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher
Thomas Tucker	....	technical advisor: military

Production Companies

• Elliot Friedgen & Company
• Warner Bros. Television
• Wolper Organization, The

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1993) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Also Known As:

Alex Haley's Queen

Runtime:

282 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Boone Hall Plantation - 1235 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA

Company:

Elliot Friedgen & Company

Trivia:

Halle Berry suffered a tailbone injury while riding one of the horses in a filmed scene.

Quotes:

Queen: Home is where you are loved.

The Best of the Roots series

Alex Haley's grandmother Queen's life portrayed in a grand production. Halle Berry brings to life all of the pains and sorrows of a life of grand adventure and deep dispair.

No expense or detail is spared in this spellbinding tale of life as it used to be in the deep south.