A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men

91 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 10, 1987

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.

A Gathering of Old Men

91 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 10, 1987

A Gathering of Old Men
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Bioskop-Film GmbH, Zenith Productions, CBS Productions, HR, Consolidated Productions, Jennie & Co.
Original title A Gathering of Old Men
Directors Volker Schlöndorff
Writers Charles Fuller, Ernest J. Gaines

Cast

Richard Widmark

as Sheriff Mapes

Holly Hunter

as Candy Marshall

Will Patton

as Lou Dimes

Joe Seneca

as Clatoo

Woody Strode

as Yank

Tiger Haynes

as Booker

Papa John Creach

as Jacob

Julius Harris

as Coot

Rosanna Carter

as Beulah

Walter Breaux

as Charlie

Joe 'Flash' Riley

as Jameson

Danny Barker

as Chimley

Sandman Sims

as Uncle Billy

P. Jay Sidney

as Gable

Arthur Shilling

as Griffin

Lenore Banks

as Miss Merle

Al Shannon

as Luke Will

Richard Whaley

as Beau

Lucille McKay

as Bea Marshall

Eliott Keener

as Herman

Carol Sutton

as Janey

Pat Perkins

as Aunt Glo

Jerome Reddick

as Snookum

Dave Petitjean

as Deputy Russell

Dwayne Jones

as Leroy

Adam Storke

as Gil