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Driving Miss Daisy

Name: Driving Miss Daisy
Director: Bruce Beresford
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989-12-13
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle

Drama

The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.

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Cast

Morgan FreemanJessica TandyDan AykroydPatti LuPoneEsther RolleJoann HavrillaWilliam Hall Jr.Alvin M. SugarmanClarice F. GeigermanMuriel MooreSylvia KalerCarolyn Gold

Director

Bruce Beresford

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