A Gathering of Old Men (1987) [PG]

Release Date:
May 10, 1987

Original Title:
A Gathering of Old Men

Alternate Titles:
Viejos recuerdos de Luisiana

Genres:
Drama | TV Movie

Production Companies:
CBS Productions
Consolidated Productions
HR
Jennie & Co.
Neue Bioskop Film
Zenith Entertainment

Production Countries:
Germany | United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG 

Runtime: 91

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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Art Direction:
Jay Klein

Associate Producer:
James Bigwood

Casting:
Pat Golden

Co-Producer:
Eberhard Junkersdorf

Costume Design:
Susan Gammie

Director:
Volker Schlöndorff

Director of Photography:
Edward Lachman

Editor:
Nancy Baker
Craig McKay

Executive Producer:
Michael Deeley

Hairstylist:
Ted Long

Makeup Supervisor:
Gigi Coker

Music:
Ron Carter

Novel:
Ernest J. Gaines

Producer:
Gower Frost

Production Design:
Thomas A. Walsh

Screenplay:
Charles Fuller

Set Decoration:
Jan Pascale

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