A Special Friendship

A Special Friendship

1987 · 95 min · ★ 9.0 · TV Movie, Drama

During the American Civil War, two women, a wealthy white woman and a freed black slave, join forces to fight for freedom and the abolition of slavery.

Directed by Fielder Cook · Written by Kenneth Cavander

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