Lucy married at the turn of the last century, when she was fifteen and her husband was fifty. If Colonel William Marsden was a veteran of the "War for Southern Independence", Lucy became a "veteran of the veteran" with a unique perspective on Southern history and Southern manhood. Her story encompasses everything from the tragic death of a Confederate boy soldier to the feisty narrator's daily battles in the Home--complete with visits from a mohawk-coiffed candy-striper.
Diane Lane
as Lucy Honicut Marsden
Donald Sutherland
as William Marsden
Cicely Tyson
as Castalia
Anne Bancroft
as Old Lucy Marsden
Blythe Danner
as Bianca Honicut
E.G. Marshall
as Professor Taw
Gwen Verdon
as Etta Pell
