Blessed Assurance
1997, English. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich.
Upon his discharge following the Korean War, soldier Jerry moves back to the small town in South Carolina where he grew up. Jerry is reunited with his old flame Leslie, gets a job as an insurance salesman and begins to heal from the emotional damage caused by the war. But Jerry faces a serious moral dilemma when the job he depends on for his livelihood leads him to take advantage of an elderly African-American woman and the members of her community.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Peter BogdanovichDirector
- Grant ShowJerry Shand
- Cicely TysonVesta Lotte Battle
- Lori LoughlinLeslie
- George WendtSam
- Cari ShayneClaire Gundry
- Rebecca KoonZella Shand
- Bob KingJuel Shand
- Allan GurganusProfessor Title
- Stephen Michael AyersDon Cahoun
- Helen AlexanderWhite Woman in Church
- Shannon EubanksMrs. Grundy
- Tommy CresswellMr. Grundy
Details
- Released
- 17 August 1997
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Joyce Eliason
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Blessed Assurance runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Blessed Assurance isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 August 1997. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Blessed Assurance?
If you liked Blessed Assurance, try Girl in the Box, Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault, ...First Do No Harm.
Who directed Blessed Assurance?
Blessed Assurance (1997) was directed by Peter Bogdanovich and stars Grant Show, Cicely Tyson, Lori Loughlin.