Film

Blessed Assurance

1997 · 2h · Drama · TV Movie

IMDb

6.1

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.

Grant Show

Jerry Shand

Cicely Tyson

Vesta Lotte Battle

Lori Loughlin

Leslie

George Wendt

Sam

Cari Shayne

Claire Gundry

Rebecca Koon

Zella Shand

Bob King

Juel Shand

Allan Gurganus

Professor Title

Stephen Michael Ayers

Don Cahoun

Helen Alexander

White Woman in Church

Shannon Eubanks

Mrs. Grundy

Tommy Cresswell

Mr. Grundy

Louise Stratten

Sandy

Robby Preddy

Randa Orvilson

Michael Flannery

Cecil

Georgia Allen

Mary Irene Tatum

• Peter BogdanovichDirector
• Joyce EliasonScreenplay
• Allan GurganusNovel
• Rohn SchmidtDirector of Photography
• David SiegelEditor
• Susan BluesteinCasting

Release date

August 17, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h

Genres

Drama, TV Movie