A Gathering of Old Men (1987)

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

Overview

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.

Volker Schlöndorff

Director

Charles Fuller

Screenplay

Ernest J. Gaines

Novel

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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