
The Water Is Wide
IMDb ID: tt0444706 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 7.0 (515 votes)
Genres: Drama
Pat Conroy, an ambitious, slightly rebellious, idealistic teacher, accepts Beaumont County South Carolina's school board superintendent's offer to teach the all-black kids of the pauper fishery community on Yamacraw Island. Staffl...
Stars
Jeff Hephner
Frank Langella
Julianne Nicholson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Alfre Woodard
James Murtaugh
Ivana Grace
Marcus Carl Franklin
Rodney Reid
Howard Houston Jr.
Writers
Pat Conroy
Jonathan Estrin
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Jeff Hephner | Character: Pat Conroy
Actor: Frank Langella | Character: Dr. Piedmont
Actor: Julianne Nicholson | Character: Barbara
Actor: LaTanya Richardson Jackson | Character: Edna
Actor: Alfre Woodard | Character: Mrs. Brown
Actor: James Murtaugh | Character: Ezra Bennington
Actor: Ivana Grace | Character: Ethel
Actor: Marcus Carl Franklin | Character: Charles
Actor: Rodney Reid | Character: Prophet
Actor: Howard Houston Jr. | Character: Lincoln
Actor: Cole Hawkins | Character: Saul
Actor: Shakura Franklin | Character: Mary
Actor: Michael R. Hammonds II | Character: Frank
Actor: Paul Amadi | Character: Oscar
Actor: Halle Brown | Character: Cindy Lou
Actor: Terry Nienhuis | Character: Zeke
Actor: Lynda Clark | Character: Lou Stone
Actor: Michael Harding | Character: Ted Stone
Actor: Samantha Griffin | Character: Jennie
Actor: Elaine Nalee | Character: Ida
Actor: Robert John Burke | Character: Colonel Conroy
Actor: Charlotte Belton | Character: Mrs. Simmons
Actor: Bill Roberson | Character: Minister
Actor: Stephen Ware | Character: Chairman
Actor: Robert Clotworthy | Character: Self - Narrator
Actor: Don A. King | Character: Country Club Golfer
Actor: Michael J Roberts | Character: Market Pedestrian
Actor: Dale Wolfe | Character: Wedding Guest
[Directors Group]
Name: John Kent Harrison | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Pat Conroy | Role: Writer
Name: Jonathan Estrin | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Chris Bromley | Role: Producer
Name: Cameron Johann | Role: Producer
Name: Brent Shields | Role: Producer
Name: Richard Welsh | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Jeff Beal | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Kees Van Oostrum | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Michael D. Ornstein | Role: Editor
[Casting Group]
Name: Lynn Kressel | Role: Casting Director
[Production Design Group]
Name: William Cruse | Role: Production Designer
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Marthe Pineau | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Peggy Farrell | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Coni Andress | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sterfon Demings | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kathleen Freeman | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sandra S. Orsolyak | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Joan Shay | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Linda Williams | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jason Willis | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Noel Bermudez | Role: Production Manager
Name: Chris Bromley | Role: Production Manager
Name: Andrea Lapins | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Michael G. Jefferson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: John Lind | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Rudy Persico | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: Joyce Carter | Role: Art Department
Name: Gloria Hardison Clark | Role: Art Department
Name: Joshua L. Ellsworth | Role: Art Department
Name: Robert L. Girard | Role: Art Department
Name: Elliott Glick | Role: Art Department
Name: Joe Golz | Role: Art Department
Name: Geoffrey S. Grimsman | Role: Art Department
Name: Beejay Grob | Role: Art Department
Name: George W. Harding III | Role: Art Department
Name: Kevin Hardison | Role: Art Department
Name: Chris Holcombe | Role: Art Department
Name: Heath Hood | Role: Art Department
Name: Alan Hook | Role: Art Department
Name: Stacey Keffer | Role: Art Department
Name: Brian Kontz | Role: Art Department
Name: Andy Krish | Role: Art Department
Name: Christopher Kuder | Role: Art Department
Name: Rebecca Leonard | Role: Art Department
Name: Alton McClellan | Role: Art Department
Name: James F. Oñate | Role: Art Department
Name: Tim Pope | Role: Art Department
Name: Jeffrey Schlatter | Role: Art Department
Name: Amy Wadsworth | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: William H. Angarola | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Curtis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tony Lamberti | Role: Sound Department
Name: Carrie Lisonbee | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Longstaffe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hugh Murphy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Greg Zimmerman | Role: Sound Department
[Special Effects]
Name: David Beavis | Role: Special Effects
Name: Phil H. Fravel | Role: Special Effects
Name: David Hill | Role: Special Effects
Name: Michael J. Hudson | Role: Special Effects
Name: William Purcell | Role: Special Effects
[Visual Effects]
Name: Frank Lawas | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rob Reinhart | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Chad Schott | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Peter Vazquez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Doug Witsken | Role: Visual Effects
[Stunts]
Name: John Copeman | Role: Stunts
Name: Kevin Hall | Role: Stunts
Name: G. Grant Jewett | Role: Stunts
Name: Dino Muccio | Role: Stunts
Name: Dean Mumford | Role: Stunts
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Logan R. Berkshire | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Cervero | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Frye | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Frank Godwin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Heath | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adam Hinson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Huver | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Martinek | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Mosher | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ritchie Nannini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cristiano Palermi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Satrazemis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dave Spencer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tommy Ray Sullivan Jr. | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John R. Sutton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Tomaro | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bo Webb | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sean Yaple | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simon Carey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Casting Department]
Name: Craig Fincannon | Role: Casting Department
Name: Lisa Mae Fincannon | Role: Casting Department
Name: Camille Hickman | Role: Casting Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Yvonne Battistelli | Role: Costume Department
Name: Julian J. Filiberti | Role: Costume Department
Name: Karen Keyes | Role: Costume Department
Name: Stephen K. Randolph | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Roger Fenton | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Brady Hallongren | Role: Editorial Department
[Location Management]
Name: E. Michael Hewett | Role: Location Management
Name: Chad Keith | Role: Location Management
Name: Katarzyna 'Kait' Malec | Role: Location Management
Name: Geoffrey Ryan | Role: Location Management
[Music Department]
Name: David Low | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Debbie Lane | Role: Production Department
Name: Dale Williams | Role: Production Department
Name: Kevin Black | Role: Production Department
Name: Andrea E. Crampe | Role: Production Department
Name: Bill Delaney | Role: Production Department
Name: Barbara Efthymiou Harris | Role: Production Department
Name: Joseph Izzo | Role: Production Department
Name: Tamra Natisin | Role: Production Department
Name: Brian Niemczyk | Role: Production Department
Name: Valerie N. Robinson | Role: Production Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Thom Rainey | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Transportation Department]
Name: Neil Castles Jr. | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jenny Elsinger | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Brett Leslie | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Tom Moore | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Greg Stancil | Role: Transportation Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Kip Bartlett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pat Conroy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jonathan Estrin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jacqueline Roberts | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Waldrop | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gregory White | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gene Woodbury | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rose Cox | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sean Guerrero | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Johanna Klingenberger | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrea Leach | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jarin Rossiter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kelly Stultz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ryen W. Thomas | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444706/videogallery/
Release Schedule
United States: January 29, 2006
Germany: October 17, 2007 (limited)
Finland: December 25, 2009
Hungary: October 7, 2010
Belgium: January 10, 2011
Awards
Winner | 2007 | Black Reel Awards | Black Reel | Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress | Alfre Woodard, The Water Is Wide
Nominee | 2006 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) | Jeff Beal, The Water Is Wide
Nominee | 2006 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Alfre Woodard, The Water Is Wide | For playing: "Mrs. Brown".
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Television Award | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Alfre Woodard, The Water Is Wide
Box Office
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