A Gathering of Old Men (1987)

  • PG
  • 05/10/1987 (US)
  • Drama, TV Movie
  • 1h 31m

Overview

A group of elderly Black men on a Louisiana plantation gather to claim responsibility for the murder of a violent white farmer to protect the young Black man who actually killed him.

Volker Schlöndorff

Director

Ernest J. Gaines

Novel

Charles Fuller

Screenplay

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.'s headshot

Louis Gossett Jr.

Mathu
Richard Widmark's headshot

Richard Widmark

Sheriff Mapes
Holly Hunter's headshot

Holly Hunter

Candy Marshall
Will Patton's headshot

Will Patton

Lou Dimes
Joe Seneca's headshot

Joe Seneca

Clatoo
Woody Strode's headshot

Woody Strode

Yank
Tiger Haynes's headshot

Tiger Haynes

Booker
Papa John Creach's headshot

Papa John Creach

Jacob

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