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The Inheritance

  • TV Movie
  • 1997
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
The Inheritance (1997)
Period DramaDramaRomance

A 19th-century woman, companion to a blue-blooded New England girl, falls for an aristocrat.A 19th-century woman, companion to a blue-blooded New England girl, falls for an aristocrat.A 19th-century woman, companion to a blue-blooded New England girl, falls for an aristocrat.

  • Director
    • Bobby Roth
  • Writers
    • Maria Nation
    • Louisa May Alcott
  • Stars
    • Cari Shayne
    • Brigitta Dau
    • Paul Anthony Stewart
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bobby Roth
    • Writers
      • Maria Nation
      • Louisa May Alcott
    • Stars
      • Cari Shayne
      • Brigitta Dau
      • Paul Anthony Stewart
    • 31User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Cari Shayne
    Cari Shayne
    • Edith Adelon
    Brigitta Dau
    Brigitta Dau
    • Amy Hamilton
    Paul Anthony Stewart
    Paul Anthony Stewart
    • Frederick Arlington
    Brigid Brannagh
    Brigid Brannagh
    • Ida Glenshaw
    Michael Gallagher
    • Louis
    Max Gail
    Max Gail
    • Arliss Johnson
    Thomas Gibson
    Thomas Gibson
    • James Percy
    Tom Conti
    Tom Conti
    • Henry Hamilton
    Meredith Baxter
    Meredith Baxter
    • Beatrice Hamilton
    Alicia Bergman
    • Emma
    Michelle Davison
    • Cook
    Henry G. Sanders
    Henry G. Sanders
    • Blacksmith
    • (as Henry Sanders)
    Paul Bartel
    Paul Bartel
    • Doctor
    Rob Nilsson
    Rob Nilsson
    • Minister
    Lloyd Gordon
    Lloyd Gordon
    • Dancer
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
      • Director
        • Bobby Roth
      • Writers
        • Maria Nation
        • Louisa May Alcott
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      User reviews31

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      8ferden84

      unforgettable and warm my heart

      i have seen it at a Sunday afternoon when i was in middle school. when the movie finished i begin to search the information of it from the internet. u know that is 1999 or 1998 it's really hard to find some English for me because of my poor English....and just 1min ago, when i searching something others the word"Inheritance" made me remind this movie and that warm feeling coming back. i still remember the end of the story, the hostess used to be cultivate the first rose that's so sweet and after that when i buy the rose i will remember this sweet story no matter it's really or just a story. and there's a surprise that the act of James Percy. explain why when i see criminal minds i always think Hotch is so familiar it's really worth to see and remember
      Kwantic

      Simple and Sweet Story

      I've seen this movie about 5 or more times, and it never ceases to touch me. I'm a huge fan a Louisa May Alcott (Little Women is one of my all time favorite books). So it greatly surprised me that I enjoyed the movie better then the book. The movie was well done, sticking to the book, but also changing a few details. They changed enough details to improve the over all story, but not enough to create a whole new story. For fans of the book, there's no reason that you won't enjoy this film. This movie presents a simple, sweet, and at times moving story. Edith is a 'servant' in the Hamilton's house. A Young Women of character, something that's so rare these days. The actors do a great job portraying there roles. Scenery for this movie is breath taking. Definitely worth every penny you spend to buy it.
      7axsmashcrushallthree

      Quite enjoyable

      I enjoyed this presentation of Louisa May Alcott's "The Inheritance". The story is broad and interesting, with great propulsion and a particularly satisfying ending. The characters initially appear to be broad as well, but the additions of class and gender consciousness flesh things out in such a way as one might expect from authors such as Jane Austin or Charlotte Bronte.

      The story is beautifully photographed with excellent ensemble acting performed by numerous old pros, such as Tom Conti, Meredith Baxter, Max Gail, and others. Look fast for an amusing cameo by Paul Bartel as a doctor - it made me wish that Mary Woronov would have been cast as Ida.

      I'd wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone. 7 out of 10.
      7Hilke

      I loved it

      I loved every moment of the movie. They all are great actors. They made me cry and laugh. Also the locations are beautiful and well chosen. One of the best movies I ever saw. I still enjoy it and I've seen it about 10 times
      10GrayAreaDVM

      Unforgettable, for those of us who are in love with love itself.

      I saw this first in 1997 on the Kraft something-something (CBS). The very first part looked so refreshing that I threw in a tape and have absolutely been gone on it ever since. I had read about the newly discovered manuscript and book publication at an earlier time. I bought several copies of the book and gave them out as gifts to friends and relatives. Everyone who has watched it with me has loved it. My brother, in from Knoxville once, and after watching the usual popular movies at that time, was, up to that point fairly unimpressed. I decided to put it in. He watched and even though he had not even commented on any of the others, he looked at me after the end credits then lights on, and said, "That was a good one." You have to know my understated Economics Professor-of-a brother to know how funny that comment was and how it pleased me. The filmed presentation and its screenplay are more flowing, integrated and related to a self-contained start-to-finish story than is the actual book. The scene where Edith is with her ailing uncle, her innocence, her lack of guile or ability to deceive, contrive or lie, is unbelievably attractive in character and essence. Edith is so transparently good and kind and always helping others without taking credit this story is about the rewards of that goodness and that sweetness. There are hints from the beginning that are noticed after the fact, about where the relationships lie and why certain people do what they do and act the way they do. How could the entire story be so simple and yet enchanting enough to cause me to think of it all the time. When Edith first meets Percy by the horse, spilling her apples and yet touching his scratched face with her handkerchief I loved the way the directors let us know the magic was on. When Percy comes in the house for the first time and meets her Edith cannot hide her bright-eyed, innocent crush and that she has met him already. Her facial expressions are uniquely well done as she hides behind the curtain. You can see that she is jealous already, even though she knows he is not there for her nor could there be a crossing of social barriers, yet he was hers, she thought. How many movies are there where one kiss, just one kiss is so dramatic? With all the thrills, spills and chills in modern movies, needed to even keep an audience awake, is this not a gem for those of us who are just plain in love with love?

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      • Trivia
        One of eight (8) films available on the 2012, 2-DVD set, "British Cinema Collections: 8 Acclaimed Films". The films are:

        Disc 1: "Love Among the Ruins" (1975), "THE INHERITANCE" (1997), Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" (1948), and Robert Louis Stevenson's "St. Ives" (1998).

        Disc 2: "School for Seduction" (2004), "Dirty Pretty Things"" (2002), "Rogue Trader" (1999), and "Rowing with the Wind" (1988).
      • Quotes

        Henry Hamilton: I was just remembering

        [chuckles]

        Henry Hamilton: a gust of wind. That first moment... it was summer. You were so young. If I'd been your father, I'd have shot me. You were wearing white and your hair was tied back, so politely. And then a little gust of wind suddenly did what I'd wanted to do since I'd first saw you. It just took a little strand of your hair and just caressed your face with it. And I knew then that I'd love you forever. That's what I'll remember, Bea.

      • Crazy credits
        SPOILER: Epilogue:  "Amy Hamilton became a leader of the Suffragette movement. At the age of 61 she won the right to cast her first vote.  Beatrice Hamilton cultivated the world's first true burgundy-colored rose. She named it the Henry Otis.  Frederick Arlington married in 1879. And 1880. And 1885. He filed for personal bankruptcy in 1909.   Ida Glenshaw returned home to her aunts. In 1893 she spent six months in the Northland Correctional Facilities for shoplifting. She never married.  Mr. And Mrs. James Percy were wed in the spring. Edith left Evenswood to move into James' cottage by the ocean.  They lived happily ever after."

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      • Release date
        • April 6, 1997 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Canada
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Louisa May Alcott's The Inheritance
      • Filming locations
        • Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA
      • Production companies
        • Alliance Atlantis Communications
        • Alliance Communications Corporation
        • Cosgrove/Meurer Productions
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 35m(95 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Stereo
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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