
A Gathering of Old Men
First aired on May 10, 1987
Runtime: 91mins
60%
Genres: 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.
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Volker Schlöndorff | Director
Ernest J. Gaines | Novel
Charles Fuller | Screenplay

Edward Lachman | Director of Photography
Gower Frost | Producer
Nancy Baker | Editor