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ridiculous to cast Mario Van Peebles as James Hemings

posted 16 years ago by filmscribe
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I believe James Hemings was only 5 or 6 years older than Sally and in his 20s when he was freed and left Monticello. Van Peebles is clearly in his 40s in this movie and Sally is 15 when it starts.

[–] OnlyRocknRoll 11 years ago

Most of the casting was ridiculous.

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