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The Wedding

The Wedding

★ 8.2/10•1998•2h 41m•Romance•Drama•TV Movie

Two men. Two different worlds. One final decision.

Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is afflicted by pre-marital doubts, handsome Lute McNeil arrives on the scene, determined to make Shelby his at any cost.

Charles Burnett · Director

Lisa Jones · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 41m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 22, 1998

Actors

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

Shelby Coles

Eric Thal

Eric Thal

Meade Howell

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Corinne Coles

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

Lute McNeil

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Ellen Coles

Cynda Williams

Cynda Williams

Liz Odis

Peter Francis James

Peter Francis James

Isaac Coles

Michael Warren

Michael Warren

Clark Coles

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Gram (Miss Caroline)

Ronn Carroll

Ronn Carroll

Dr. Havermeyer

Richard Brooks

Richard Brooks

Lincoln Odis

Gabriel Casseus

Gabriel Casseus

Hannibal

Ethel Ayler

Ethel Ayler

Eunice

Margo Moorer

Margo Moorer

Emmaline

Margaret Welsh

Margaret Welsh

Josephine

Paul Butler

Paul Butler

Preacher

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