USA,
1992, 2x95 min
Directed by:
Karen ArthurScreenplay:
Joyce EliasonCinematography:
Tom NeuwirthComposer:
Harold WheelerCast:
Angela Bassett, Margaret Avery, Monica Calhoun, Terrence Howard, Billy Dee Williams, Vanessa Williams, Danielle Nicolet, Holly Robinson Peete, Jason Weaver (more)Plots(1)
The saga of the musical Jackson family, from the family's beginnings in a midwestern steel town to present. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Angela Bassett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/053/161053196_415c27.png)
Angela Bassett
USA
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![Margaret Avery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274203_aa1ecc.jpg)
Margaret Avery
USA
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Monica Calhoun
USA
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![Terrence Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/408/161408928_a7ef1d.jpg)
Terrence Howard
USA
![Billy Dee Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268876_1d6008.jpg)
Billy Dee Williams
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![Vanessa Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/457/164457245_05e836.jpg)
Vanessa Williams
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![Danielle Nicolet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058553_ad011e.jpg)
Danielle Nicolet
USA
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The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV movie)
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![Holly Robinson Peete](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/367/166367504_a11edd.jpg)
Holly Robinson Peete
USA
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Jason Weaver
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![Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/734/161734081_2888a2.jpg)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
USA
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Ángel Vargas
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![John W. Iwanonkiw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/995/160995817_6148a8.jpg)
John W. Iwanonkiw
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Lamman Rucker
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Lanei Chapman
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![Ebonie Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/338/161338025_7b69be.jpg)
Ebonie Smith
Puerto Rico
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Eugene Lee
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Alex Burrall
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Nicholas Phillips
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Wylie Draper
USA
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