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Before Women Had Wings is a 1997 American drama television film directed by Lloyd Kramer and written by Connie May Fowler, based on her 1996 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. It stars Ellen Barkin, Oprah Winfrey, Tina Majorino, Julia Stiles, Burt Young, and John Savage.
- Drama
Before Women Had Wings: Directed by Lloyd Kramer. With Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Barkin, Tina Majorino, Julia Stiles. A black woman helps a white girl cope with her father's suicide and escape her alcoholic mother's abuse.
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- Lloyd Kramer
- TV-14
- Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Barkin, Tina Majorino
Before Women Had Wings. Oprah Winfrey (Actor, Producer), Ellen Barkin (Actor), Lloyd Kramer (Director) Format: DVD. 3.6 44 ratings. IMDb 6.5/10.0. $2769. DVD. $27.69. VHS Tape. from $22.91.
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- 1 hour and 36 minutes
- PAL, Import
Television movie based on Connie May Fowler's book of the same name. Miss Zora, a kind-hearted black woman with a sad past, offers comfort and a safe haven to Bird Jackson, a sensitive young girl who is coping with the cycle of alcoholism and abuse that began with her father's suicide and its...
- Lloyd Kramer
- Oprah Winfrey
Before Women Had Wings. A black woman (Oprah Winfrey) helps a white girl (Tina Majorino) cope with her father's suicide and escape her alcoholic mother's (Ellen Barkin) abuse.
- (428)
- Lloyd Kramer
- TV-14
- Oprah Winfrey
Before Women Had Wings (TV Movie 1997) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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A TV movie about a black woman who helps two white girls escape their abusive alcoholic mother. The title refers to the girls' desire to fly away from their troubled home.