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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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      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
      saralynnNG

      Laughter and tears

      My roommates and I watched this movie after a long, stressful day, and we laughed and cried. Henry Hamilton steals the show with tasteful humor and well-timed wit. As a Louisa May Alcott story, yes, it's a chick flick and sappy, but even men will love Henry's humor, in addition to a fast-paced horse race and several heated arguments. The music is descriptive; when you first meet "the bad guy," the music takes a foreboding turn. Some lines are cheesy, and Ida will drive you crazy, but all in all, it's a fun, romantic, and enjoyable film the whole family can enjoy, free of nudity and violence and almost entirely void of offensive language. Watch it! (And if you like Henry Hamilton, you'll love the 1985 movie "Saving Grace," in which he stars as the Pope.)
      10mysticelena

      An elegant adaptation of the wonderful LMA book

      I had read the book "The Inheritance" by Louisa May Alcott a few months before the movie came out. I was absolutely in love with the book and was pleased hear about the movie. I counted down the days and finally got a chance to watch it. Its a wonderful adaptation of the book. Louisa M. Alcott wrote this story when she was only 17 years old and never attempted to publish it. I'm so happy that it was found and that the movie was made...... Cari Shayne is amazing as Edith Adelon and Thomas Gibson is the perfect person to play Lord James Percy. If you like period films, like I do, you will love this movie. And if your favorite book is Little Women then you must read and watch the Inheritance (book/movie)......
      7Kearibear

      Delightful

      Such a delightful sentimental wholesome period piece, with a really good cast. Cari Shayne does an excellent job with Louisa May Alcott's character, Edith Adelon, bringing to life the sweet, spirited, caring orphan girl taken in by the Hamilton family who grows up as a companion to their daughter Amy. Tom Conti as Henry Hamilton lends a caring fatherly figure to the movie, and Meredith Baxter as Beatrice Hamilton as always is wonderfully believable. Thomas Gibson as family friend James Percy is a gentleman to fall in love with, just as I did from watching him in the TV series "Dharma and Greg". I've seen "The Inheritance" twice now, and would watch it again and again. It's a classic in my book.
      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

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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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