Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

– Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sall..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
4 Hours and 11 Minutes
Release Year:
2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)

Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair, spanning an ocean, ultimately producing children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Release Date:

13 Feb 2000

Language:

English, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
Unrated

Director:

Charles Haid

Writer:

Tina Andrews

Main Actors:

Sam Neill, Carmen Ejogo, Diahann Carroll, Mare Winningham

Plot:

The story of the extraordinary, controversial thirty-eight-year relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave mistress, Sally Hemings. The teenage Sally begins her unexpected relationship with widower Thomas Jefferson in Paris where he is serving as the U.S. Ambassador to France. After escorting Jefferson's younger daughter on a trans-Atlantic journey to join him in Paris, Sally is soon exposed to a world quite unlike the one in which she has lived as an illiterate slave in Monticello. While Sally serves as a nanny of sorts, Jefferson provides her with an education, fine clothes and opportunities to experience cultural events. She and her brother, James, who works as Jefferson's chef and was also educated by him, delight in the fact that they are free in France-and are treated with respect. It is under these circumstances that Sally and Jefferson become acquainted with one another and begin an affair that will ultimately lead to scandal.

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10