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The Homesteader

  • 1919
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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The Homesteader (1919)
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The Homesteader involves six principal characters, the leading one being Jean Baptiste (Charles Lucas), a homesteader far off in the Dakotas, the lone African American living in the area. To... Read allThe Homesteader involves six principal characters, the leading one being Jean Baptiste (Charles Lucas), a homesteader far off in the Dakotas, the lone African American living in the area. To this wilderness arrives Jack Stewart, a Scotsman, with his motherless daughter, Agnes (Ir... Read allThe Homesteader involves six principal characters, the leading one being Jean Baptiste (Charles Lucas), a homesteader far off in the Dakotas, the lone African American living in the area. To this wilderness arrives Jack Stewart, a Scotsman, with his motherless daughter, Agnes (Iris Hall), who doesn't know that she is biracial. In Agnes, Baptiste meets the girl of his ... Read all

  • Directors
    • Oscar Micheaux
    • Jerry Mills
  • Writer
    • Oscar Micheaux
  • Stars
    • Charles D. Lucas
    • Evelyn Preer
    • Iris Hall
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  • IMDb RATING
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    51
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    • Directors
      • Oscar Micheaux
      • Jerry Mills
    • Writer
      • Oscar Micheaux
    • Stars
      • Charles D. Lucas
      • Evelyn Preer
      • Iris Hall
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    Charles D. Lucas
    • Jean Baptiste
    Evelyn Preer
    • Orlean
    Iris Hall
    • Agnes Stewart
    Inez Smith
    • Ethel
    Vernon S. Duncan
    • N. Justine McCarthy
    Charles R. Moore
    Charles R. Moore
    • Jack Stewart
    Trevy Woods
    • Glavis
    William George
    • Agnes's White Lover
    • Directors
      • Oscar Micheaux
      • Jerry Mills
    • Writer
      • Oscar Micheaux
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    • Trivia
      This was the first feature-length movie made by a black director.
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      Featured in Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 20, 1919 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Filming locations
      • Iowa, USA(as South Dakota)
    • Production companies
      • Micheaux Book & Film Company
      • Micheaux Film
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    • Budget
      • $15,000 (estimated)
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    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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