Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All 30 years old

Lucy married at the turn of the last century, when she was fifteen and her husband was fifty. If Colonel William Marsden was a veteran of the "War for Southern Independence", Lucy became a "veteran of the veteran" with a unique perspective on Southern history and Southern manhood. Her story encompasses everything from the tragic death of a Confederate boy soldier to the feisty narrator's daily battles in the Home--complete with visits from a mohawk-coiffed candy-striper.

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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Cast

Name Character
Diane Lane She was 29, now 59 years old as Lucy Honicut Marsden
Donald Sutherland He was 58, now 89 years old as Capt. William Marsden
Kathryn Morris She was 25, now 55 years old as Zondro
Anne Bancroft She was 62, 73 years old when she died as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
Cicely Tyson She was 69, now 99 years old as Castralia, Marsden Family House Slave / Maid
Camille Cooper She was 15, now 45 years old as Shirey Ann Williams
Blythe Danner She was 51, now 81 years old as Bianca Honicut
Garette Ratliff Henson He was 14, now 44 years old as Ned Smythe
Gwen Verdon She was 69, 75 years old when she died as Etta Pell, Old Folks Home Resident
Stephanie Astalos-Jones as Ruth Wilgus
E.G. Marshall He was 79, 84 years old when he died as Prof. Taw, Old Folks Home Resident
Maureen Mueller as Lady Marsden
Wil Horneff He was 14, now 45 years old as Willie Marsden
Jesse Zeigler as Ned Mardsen
Jordan Williams He was 3, 15 years old when he died as Samuel Honicut

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Crew

Name Department
Charles Bornstein as Editor. Editing
Mark Snow as Original Music Composer. He was 47 (now 78) years old Sound
Joyce Eliason as Producer. She was 59 (now 90) years old Production
Joyce Eliason as Writer. She was 59 (now 90) years old Writing
Larry Sanitsky as Executive Producer. Production
Frank Konigsberg as Executive Producer. He was 61 (83) years old when He died Production
Tod Feuerman as Editor. Editing
Edward J. Pei as Director of Photography. Camera
Van Broughton Ramsey as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Ken Cameron as Director. He was 48 (54) years old when He died Directing
Susan Bluestein as Casting. She was 47 (now 78) years old Production
Donna Ekholdt as Casting. Production
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All poster
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (30 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, May 01, 1994
  • Runtime: 180 minutes