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The Summer of Ben Tyler is an American drama television film that premiered on CBS on December 15, 1996, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series. The film is directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and written by Robert Inman.
Dec 15, 1996 · The Summer of Ben Tyler: Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman. With James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Len Cariou, Julia McIlvaine. A man who acts upon his conscience opens a Pandora's box of racism and intolerance.
At the onset of World War II, a Southern, white, small-town couple -- attorney Temple Rayburn (James Woods) and his loving wife, Celia (Elizabeth McGovern) -- decide to take in Ben Tyler...
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The Summer of Ben Tyler. 1996 · 1 hr 39 min. PG. Drama. In the 1940s, a young lawyer makes a difficult moral decision that triggers an uproar throughout the community of a small Southern town. Subtitles: English. Starring: James Woods Elizabeth McGovern Len Cariou Julia McIlvaine Kevin Isola. Directed by: Arthur Allan Seidelman. In the 1940s ...
Keeping their promise to their dying black housekeeper, a white family takes in her teenage mentally-slow son. The movie details the joys and conflicts the family faces as a result of their decision.
When Rayburn and his wife Celia (Elizabeth McGovern) encounter a young man named Ben Tyler (Charles Mattocks)--a mentally-challenged African-American youth with nowhere to go--they take pity on him and let him stay in their home.
Set in the Deep South in 1942, a white man and his wife open their home to the young, mildly retarded son of their black housekeeper after her sudden death, but this simple act of compassion causes problems for the couple when some members of the community express their prejudice and hatred.
