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Mr. and Mrs. Loving

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
719
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Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)
BiographyDramaRomance

A moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood, and loved by both families, this couple are exiled after their wedding and must ... Read allA moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood, and loved by both families, this couple are exiled after their wedding and must wage a courageous battle to find their place in America as a loving family.A moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood, and loved by both families, this couple are exiled after their wedding and must wage a courageous battle to find their place in America as a loving family.

  • Director
    • Richard Friedenberg
  • Writer
    • Richard Friedenberg
  • Stars
    • Timothy Hutton
    • Lela Rochon
    • Ruby Dee
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    719
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Friedenberg
    • Writer
      • Richard Friedenberg
    • Stars
      • Timothy Hutton
      • Lela Rochon
      • Ruby Dee
    • 13User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Timothy Hutton
    Timothy Hutton
    • Richard Loving
    Lela Rochon
    Lela Rochon
    • Mildred 'Bean' Jeter
    Ruby Dee
    Ruby Dee
    • Sophia
    Bill Nunn
    Bill Nunn
    • Leonard
    Corey Parker
    Corey Parker
    • Bernie Cohen
    Isaiah Washington
    Isaiah Washington
    • Blue
    Lawrence Dane
    Lawrence Dane
    • Sheriff
    Charles Woods Gray
    Charles Woods Gray
    • Papa Jeter
    • (as Charles Gray)
    Jackie Richardson
    Jackie Richardson
    • Mama Jeter
    Michael Clarke
    • Gerald
    Karen Robinson
    Karen Robinson
    • Norma
    Stephen Walsh
    • Father Loving
    Linda Goranson
    Linda Goranson
    • Mother Loving
    Ardon Bess
    • Justice of the Peace
    Scott Spidell
    • Harley
    Larry Reynolds
    Larry Reynolds
    • Judge
    Richard Fitzpatrick
    Richard Fitzpatrick
    • Defense Attorney
    Sharon Lewis
    Sharon Lewis
    • Leeanne
    • Director
      • Richard Friedenberg
    • Writer
      • Richard Friedenberg
    • All cast & crew
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    10abdiel1981

    a moving story...

    This was a moving dramatization of actual events. It is disturbing when we see how our society has and still concerns itself with the personal lives of individuals. You will find yourself hoping for a happy resolution to the trials and tribulations faced by the Lovings. Good movie to watch with friends!
    8salmabintisrak

    can i have links to the movie

    can somebody give me any links to watch this movie (mr loving) please thank you.

    please give links that actually work.OK.thank you

    i am new on this forum, and would like to watch this movie and if some body could help that would be great.

    what is this bull about writing 10 lies, what the bull am i meant to write.

    why are IMDb so sad and checking all of the spelling mistakes and everything, i mean does it matter how we write.

    so can someone give us a link to the movie.thank you
    8bellino-angelo2014

    Touching story about accepting the different

    I have heard for a while about MR AND MRS LOVING because of the subject and also because it stars Timothy Hutton (one of the actors of which I am trying to watch all his movies). Last January I finally saw it and I really liked it.

    This is a story about a real couple, that Richard (Hutton) and Mildred Loving (Lela Rochon) that casually meet and fall in love despite he is white and she is black. They eventually marry and go to live in Virginia where interracial marriages are forbidden, and after being arrested few days after their wedding they move to Washington DC and they end up winning the case Loving v Virginia, thus making interracial marriages a usual thing.

    The acting by Hutton and Lela Rochon was great, they played their roles well and I rooted for them most of the time. The story itself, while sad because it's a true one, it's also inspiring because love can overcome all obstacles (including the skin colour).

    Not to be missed if you stumble upon it because it makes you think considering that these sort of things happened in the US up until few decades ago.
    10soul2

    This is a wonderful movie, everyone must see it!

    I just saw this movie on TV last week, only the ending, then I checked the TV guide and seen it was rated PG-13 I didn't no it was on video, so I rented it. Now I must buy it! Timothy Hutton and Lela Rochon really played their parts, for the loving's to take a stand when all odds are against them, is just remarkable! especially in the 60's. This movie should have been in theater's the loving's showed that interracial couples should have the right to marry each other without being harassed or put down because of their race. The judge brought up God and God showed him what was right, because look at the results of interracial couples all over the world. this movie was in the TV guide four months ago, but I'm not into movies about racism so I didn't watch it, now I am glad I've seen it.
    8moviegal-10

    An excellent depiction of life for interracial couples of the time

    I caught this movie on TV when it first debuted, but now own it on video. It is truly an excellent portrayal of the kind of life interracial MARRIED couples had to deal with during this time of heated topics of race and equality--Civil Rights. Both Timothy Hutton and Lela Rachon performed their real-life characters exquisitely. There are so many problems that arose during the late 1950s and into the 1960s, but we must also remember that there still exist racial issues that should not even be. The day every person realizes it was NOT intended by God to keep people of different color from intermixing and interacting with amongst each other, as the state court judge so hypocritically proclaimed in the face of the Lovings that day they were sentenced...someone who obviously did not know his Bible very well...will be quite a day indeed.

    For the interest in learning more about interracial relationships back in the 1960s, I would recommend seeing the movie entitled "Love Field" with Michelle Pfeiffer and Dennis Haysbert. It is not based on a true story, but it does depict the attitude of our country toward black and white relationships during the civil rights movements.

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    • Trivia
      Based on the true story that led the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional Virginia's anti-miscegenation law (in Loving v. Virginia, 1967), paving the way for legal interracial marriages.
    • Connections
      Featured in Tying the Knot (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Milton's Boogie
      Composed and Performed by Roy Milton

      Published by EMI Blackwood (BMI)

      Courtesy of Fantasy Records

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    • Release date
      • March 31, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El señor y la señora Loving
    • Filming locations
      • Virginia, USA(Location)
    • Production companies
      • Daniel L. Paulson Productions
      • Hallmark Entertainment
      • Showtime Networks
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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