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May 10, 1987 · A Gathering of Old Men: Directed by Volker Schlöndorff. With Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Widmark, Holly Hunter, Joe Seneca. A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense.
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- Drama
- Volker Schlöndorff
- 1987-05-10
A Gathering of Old Men is a 1987 American-German television drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and based on the novel of the same name. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The film was released as television film in the US.
- Drama
A Gathering of Old Men is a novel by Ernest J. Gaines published in 1983. Set on a 1970s Louisiana cane farm, the novel addresses racial discrimination in the post-civil rights era South. The novel's title characters each admit to the murder of Beau, a Cajun farmer, in an effort to protect the guilty party, and view their stand as a development ...
- Ernest J. Gaines
- 1983
A Gathering of Old Men (TV Movie 1987) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
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.
- 91 min
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In Louisiana, a group of old men, courageously take responsibility for the killing of a white racist so they can protect one of their own. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, only the young plantation owner (Holly Hunter) stands by the group, in this compelling drama of racial tension.
