Movie Description
A Gathering of Old Men
(1987)Overview
A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama.
Featured Crew
- Director : Volker Schlöndorff
- Producer : Gower Frost
- Editor : Nancy Baker,Craig McKay
- Cast : Louis Gossett Jr.,Richard Widmark,Holly Hunter,Will Patton,Joe Seneca,Woody Strode,Tiger Haynes,Papa John Creach,Julius Harris,Rosanna Carter,Walter Breaux,Joe 'Flash' Riley,Danny Barker,Sandman Sims,P. Jay Sidney,Arthur Shilling,Lenore Banks,Al Shannon,Stocker Fontelieu,Richard Whaley,Lucille McKay,Eliott Keener,Carol Sutton,Pat Perkins,Jerome Reddick,Dave Petitjean,Dwayne Jones,James Michael Bailey,Adam Storke
Cast
Mathu
Sheriff Mapes
Candy Marshall
Lou Dimes
Clatoo
Yank
Booker
Jacob
Coot
Beulah
Charlie
Jameson
Chimley
Uncle Billy
Gable
Griffin
Miss Merle
Luke Will
Beau
Bea Marshall
Herman
Janey
Aunt Glo
Snookum
Deputy Russell
Leroy
Alcee
Gil
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Facts
Original TitleA Gathering of Old Men
Status Released
Release Information
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1987-05-10
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 31m
Production CompaniesConsolidated Productions,HR,Jennie & Co.,CBS Productions,Neue Bioskop Film,Zenith Entertainment
Genres
- Drama
- TV Movie
