Movies Filmed on Louisiana Plantations
Hollywood has been knocking on the door of Louisiana’s plantations since the 1950s, and their appeal for the big screen continues today with films like “Django Unchained” and “12 Years a Slave.”
Band of Angels (1957)
Starring Clark Gable & Sidney Poitier
Ashland-Bell Helene
Drango (1957)
Starring Jeff Chandler
Greenwood
Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Starring Bette Davis & Olivia de Havilland
Oak Alley & Houmas House
The Beguiled (1971)
Starring Clint Eastwood
Ashland-Bell Helene
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
Made for TV and based on the book by Ernest Gaines, starring Cicely Tyson
Ashland-Bell Helene & The Cottage
Mandingo (1975)
Starring James Mason
Ashland-Bell Helene & Houmas House
The Long Hot Summer (1985)
Remake of the movie produced for NBC starring Don Johnson, Jason Robards & Ava Gardner with William Faulkner credited as a writer
Oak Alley, Ashland-Belle Helene & The Myrtles
Sister, Sister (1987)
Starring Jennifer Jason Leigh & Eric Stoltz
Greenwood & Madewood
Fletch Lives (1989)
Starring Chevy Chase & Hal Holbrook
Ashland-Bell Helene & Houmas House
Grand Isle (1991)
Based on “The Awakening” with Kate Chopin as a writer, starring Kelly McGillis & Ellen Burstyn
Evergreen
Netherworld (1992)
Starring Michael Bendetti
Oak Alley
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
Based on the book by Anne Rice, starring Brad Pitt & Tom Cruise
Oak Alley & Destrehan
Primary Colors (1998)
Starring John Travolta, Kathy Bates & Billy Bob Thornton
Oak Alley
The Skeleton Key (2005)
Starring Kate Hudson & Peter Sarsgaard
Felicite
All the King’s Men (2006)
Starring Sean Penn, Jude Law & Kate Winslet
Albania
Midnight Bayou (2009)
Lifetime TV movie, starring Faye Dunaway
Oak Alley
Revenge of the Bridesmaids (2010)
TV movie starring Raven-Symone
Houmas House
Django Unchained (2012)
Starring Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio & Christoph Waltz
Evergreen
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt & Michael Fassbender
St. Joseph & Felicite
To find out more about movies filmed in plantation country and the plantations themselves, click here.
Kim / October 31, 2013
Another film, North and South (1985) was filmed at Greenwood Plantation.
Kim / October 31, 2013
Oops, guess that one was actually a mini-series.
smookie / January 10, 2015
No it was filmed on BoonHall plantation in south carolina
Strawberry / March 13, 2015
Smookie, parts of it were filned at the Greenwood Plantation. I have been there, toured the home and have viewed actual pictures of the cast taken there on the front steps of this magnificent plantation.
Brenda / August 17, 2015
North and South was setting for Justices home. The plantation originally burned down in the 60’s and was in the process of being rebuilt when the mini-series helped pay for the cost so they could use it for filming.
Rae / August 2, 2015
Hope I can find them on Youtube.
Josie / January 19, 2016
Can you recommend books, fiction or non-fiction based on Oak Alley Plantation?
Erin Z. Bass / Author / January 20, 2016
The Cutting Season by Attica Locke is a fictional mystery set on the plantation. You may want to check your local library for nonfiction books about Louisiana plantations, where Oak Alley would be included.
Ann / April 4, 2017
A shame what has happened to Houmas House.
I know it is among other things a private residence, but you would think the state of Louisiana would have more control over what becomes of these beautiful historic treasures.
The current owner’s tacky taste overshadows the historic grandeur of the home.
Jerry / January 26, 2022
You failed to include The Cottage Plantation in your list. It should be included in the locations for Band of Angels.