A Gathering of Old Men
A Gathering of Old Men
Release: 1987-05-10
·Runtime: 91m
·★ 6.0
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.
Production Countries
Germany
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
Consolidated Productions
HR
Jennie & Co.
CBS Productions
Neue Bioskop Film
Zenith Entertainment
Cast
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Mathu
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
Julius Harris
as Coot
Lenore Banks
as Miss Merle
Stocker Fontelieu
as Fix
Eliott Keener
as Herman
Carol Sutton
as Janey
Dave Petitjean
as Deputy Russell
Adam Storke
as Gil
