The Summer of Ben Tyler

About The Summer of Ben Tyler

Set early during World War II, the film has a lot to say about love, honor, relationships, commitment and power. Keeping their promise to their dying black housekeeper, a white family takes in her teenage mentally-slow son.

Arthur Allan Seidelman's The Summer of Ben Tyler is a 1996 drama film. Its themes are racial segregation, southern, and racism.

James Woods takes the lead as Temple Rayburn, Elizabeth McGovern as Celia Rayburn, Len Cariou as Spencer Maitland, and Julia McIlvaine as Nell Rayburn. At 110 minutes long, it arrived in December 1996.

The screenplay is by Robert Inman. It streams on fuboTV, Hallmark+ Amazon Channel, and Hallmark+ Apple TV channel in the United States.

Hidden Figures, The Help, and The Butler make useful companions to The Summer of Ben Tyler.