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Band of Angels

1957·2h 5m·Approved
DramaAdventureWestern
IMDb Rating
★ 6.5/10
2,810 votes

Amantha Starr grows up as a privileged Southern belle in the ante-bellum South, but after her father dies broke, her world is destroyed when she discovers that her mother was Black.

Band of Angels is a 1957 drama adventure movie directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Poitier. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10 from 2,810 votes and runs 2h 5m.

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Director
Raoul Walsh
Stars
Clark Gable
Yvonne De Carlo
Sidney Poitier
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Details
1957-08-03
125 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, French
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