A Stranger in the Kingdom

A Vermont town in the 1950s hires a new minister based on his war record, but are shocked, when he shows up, to find that he is black.

Cast

Ernie Hudson

as Rev. Walter Andrews

David Lansbury

as Charlie Kinneson

Martin Sheen

as Sigurd Moulton

Jean Louisa Kelly

as Athena Allen

Sean Nelson

as Nathan Andrews

Bill Raymond

as Resolved Kinneson

Larry Pine

as Edward Kinneson

Tantoo Cardinal

as Heaven Fontaine

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