Blessed Assurance

2h

Drama

TV Movie

Upon his discharge following the Korean War, soldier Jerry moves back to the small town in South Carolina where he grew up. Jerry is reunited with his old flame Leslie, gets a job as an insurance salesman and begins to heal from the emotional damage caused by the war. But Jerry faces a serious moral dilemma when the job he depends on for his livelihood leads him to take advantage of an elderly African-American woman and the members of her community.

Cast

Grant Show

Grant Show

Jerry Shand
Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Vesta Lotte Battle
Cari Shayne

Cari Shayne

Claire Gundry
Rebecca Koon

Rebecca Koon

Zella Shand
Bob King

Bob King

Juel Shand
Allan Gurganus

Allan Gurganus

Professor Title
Helen Alexander

Helen Alexander

White Woman in Church
Shannon Eubanks

Shannon Eubanks

Mrs. Grundy
Tommy Cresswell

Tommy Cresswell

Mr. Grundy
Robby Preddy

Robby Preddy

Randa Orvilson
Georgia Allen

Georgia Allen

Mary Irene Tatum
John Lawhorn

John Lawhorn

Easton Peel
David Dwyer

David Dwyer

Man in Mill Town
Kate Finlayson

Kate Finlayson

Woman in Mill Town
Judy Simpson

Judy Simpson

Registrar
Lynn Llewelyn

Lynn Llewelyn

Young Mother
Deborah Duke

Deborah Duke

Black Woman in Church

Release date

17th Aug 1997

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English