

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
DirectorErnest J. Gaines
NovelCharles Fuller
ScreenplayCast

Louis Gossett Jr.
Mathu
Richard Widmark
Sheriff Mapes
Holly Hunter
Candy Marshall
Will Patton
Lou Dimes
Joe Seneca
Clatoo
Woody Strode
Yank