The Ditchdigger's Daughters

Name: The Ditchdigger's Daughters
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997-02-23
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 7.80
Cast: Shelley Robertson, Victoria Dillard, Dulé Hill, Carl Lumbly

– Based on the memoirs of Yvonne S. Thornton, this heartwarming, inspirational family drama centers on..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.80 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 32 Minutes

Release Year:

1997

Based on the memoirs of Yvonne S. Thornton, this heartwarming, inspirational family drama centers on a poor black laborer who wanted his six daughters to grow up to be doctors.

Producing Country:

USA

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

23 Feb 1997

Language:

English

Directed by:

Johnny E. Jensen

Story Written By:

Jo Coudert, Yvonne S. Thornton, Paris Qualles

Main Actors:

Shelley Robertson, Victoria Dillard, Dulé Hill, Carl Lumbly

Plot:

In many ways "The Ditchdigger's Daughters" adheres to the well worn path of a genre best described as the black struggle in an injust white America. But the real plot in this movie revolves around the tyranny of a father and the effect it has on his six daughters as he cajoles, demands, blusters, and drives his daughters to reach for his notion of excellence. Demanding all "A" report cards, prohibiting dating, punishing with housework, and insisting that each daughter aim her sights on a career as a doctor all harken to the underlying fact of his own failure to complete school, and his own view of being poor and black.

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.6/10

#Patriarch

#Education

#Father Daughter Relationship

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#Funeral

#African American

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