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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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Louis Gossett Jr. | Mathu
Richard Widmark | Sheriff Mapes
Holly Hunter | Candy Marshall
Will Patton | Lou Dimes
Joe Seneca | Clatoo
Woody Strode | Yank
Featured Crew
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Volker Schlöndorff | Director
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Ernest J. Gaines | Novel
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Charles Fuller | Screenplay
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Edward Lachman | Director of Photography
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Gower Frost | Producer
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Nancy Baker | Editor