A Gathering of Old Men (film)

A Gathering of Old Men

Film poster
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Produced by Gower Frost
Written by Ernest J. Gaines
Charles Fuller
Starring Louis Gossett Jr.
Richard Widmark
Holly Hunter
Cinematography Edward Lachman
Edited by Nancy Baker
Craig McKay
Distributed by CBS
Release dates
  • May 10, 1987 (1987-05-10)
Running time
91 minutes
Country United States
Language English

A Gathering of Old Men is a 1987 American 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.[1]

Plot

A bigoted white farmer is shot in self defense on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation. A group of old black men come forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands firm in her defense of the old men.

Cast

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: A Gathering of Old Men". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved July 20, 2009.

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