Film

The Secret Path

1999 · 1h 38m · Drama · TV Movie

IMDb

7.6

14-year-old Jo Ann Foley lives in squalor in a rural Southern community during World War II. Abused by her bootlegging grandfather Hank, Jo Ann has, like her mother Marie, been forced into a life of prostitution. Periodically escaping her miserable existence, Jo Ann finds comfort, security, and genuine love with a poor but proud African American couple: Honey and Too Tall.

Della Reese

Honey

Ossie Davis

Too Tall

Crystal Bernard

Marie Foley

Madeline Zima

Jo Ann Foley (age 14)

Yvonne Zima

Jo Ann (age 7)

Ron White

Hank Foley

Yolanda King

Ms. Evelyn

Brenda Bazinet

Grandma Foley

William Greenblatt

Bobby Foley (child)

Lynda Mason Green

JoAnn age 40

David Roemmele

Bobby age 15

Zachary Bennett

Young Paul

Johnie Chase

Dr. Joe

Aimée Castle

Lydia

Vince Corazza

Karl

Nola Augustson

School Teacher

• Bruce PittmanDirector
• Rose Mary EvansNovel
• Philip K. KleinbartProducer
• Robert GreenwaldExecutive Producer
• Kimberly RubinExecutive Producer
• Manfred GutheDirector of Photography
• Stephen EdwardsOriginal Music Composer
• David CodronEditor

Official Trailer | 4KOfficial Trailer

Release date

April 2, 1999

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie