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The Inheritance (TV)

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Original title

The Inheritance

Year

1997

Running time

95 min.

Country

United States

Director

Bobby Roth

Screenwriter

Maria Nation. Novel: Louisa May Alcott

Cast

Music

Christopher Franke

Cinematography

Shelly Johnson

Producer

Co-production United States-Canada;

Alliance Atlantis Communications, Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, TeleVest Entertainment

Genre

Drama. Romance | TV Movie

Movie Groups

Louisa May Alcott Adaptations

Synopsis

At the lush Evenswood estate in Concord, Massachusetts, Edith Adelon, a beautiful orphan, lives as the paid companion to the daughter of the wealthy Hamilton family, although they regard her as one of their own. Years ago, Henry Hamilton saved Edith from an Italian orphanage at the request of his long-deceased brother. Now, Edith is his daughter Amy's prized friend and confidante. As the Hamiltons await a trio of visitors for the annual Greens Cup horse race, Beatrice Hamilton asks for Edith's help in finding a suitable husband for a cousin, Ida Glenshaw, with one of two visiting eligible bachelors. But when it becomes clear that both the young men have affection for Edith and not Ida, jealousy soon develops, leading to malicious conniving and brutal backstabbing. Despite the growing love between Edith and one of the young suitors, because of their conflicting social classes, the couple is reminded time and again that their love can never be.

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The Inheritance (TV)

1997

Bobby Roth