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A Gathering of Old Men

60% | May 10, 1987 | Drama, TV Movie

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

Volker Schlöndorff
Director
Ernest J. Gaines
Novel

Cast

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Richard Widmark
Sheriff Mapes
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Holly Hunter
Candy Marshall
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Will Patton
Lou Dimes
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Joe Seneca
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