---
title: 'Beloved (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jonathan Demme'
released: '1998-10-08'
runtime_minutes: 171
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/beloved-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120603/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Beloved (1998)

1998 · 171 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Beloved is a 1998 American Gothic psychological horror drama film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, and Thandiwe Newton. Based on Toni Morrison's 1987 novel of the same name, the plot centers on a former slave after the American Civil War, her haunting by a poltergeist, and the visitation of her reincarnated daughter. This was the first film produced by Harpo Films.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Oprah Winfrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/oprah-winfrey), [Edward Saxon](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-saxon), [Jonathan Demme](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-demme), [Gary Goetzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-goetzman)
- **Director:** [Jonathan Demme](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-demme)
- **Screenplay:** [Toni Morrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/toni-morrison), [Akosua Busia](https://cinepixo.com/people/akosua-busia), [Richard LaGravenese](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-lagravenese), [Adam Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-brooks)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rachel Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-portman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tak Fujimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/tak-fujimoto)
- **Editor:** [Carol Littleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-littleton)

## Cast

- [Paul Lazar](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-lazar)
- [Beah Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/beah-richards)
- [Carol Lynn Maillard](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-lynn-maillard)
- [Harry Northup](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-northup)
- [Ysaye Maria Barnwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ysaye-maria-barnwell)
- [LisaGay Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisagay-hamilton)
- [Harold Gould](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-gould)
- [Jane White](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-white)
- [Danny Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-glover)
- [Trazana Beverley](https://cinepixo.com/people/trazana-beverley)
- [Jude Ciccolella](https://cinepixo.com/people/jude-ciccolella)
- [Thelma Houston](https://cinepixo.com/people/thelma-houston)
- [Charles Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-glenn)
- [Kimberly Elise](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimberly-elise)
- [Vertamae Grosvenor](https://cinepixo.com/people/vertamae-grosvenor)

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