A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
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.
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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