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Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Comedy / Drama /  more » Awards: Won 4 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 14 nominations  more » User Ratings: 7.4 (43,054 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.  more »

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Filmmakers: Bruce Beresford - Director, Alfred Uhry - Writer (screenplay) (play), Lili Fini Zanuck - Producer, Richard D. Zanuck - Producer, Peter James - Cinematographer, Hans Zimmer - Composer, Bruno Rubeo - Production Designer, Mark Warner - Editor  more »

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