CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 1h 31m · PG

A Gathering of Old Men

62%(10)IMDbDramaTV Movie

A group of elderly Black men on a Louisiana plantation gather to claim responsibility for the murder of a violent white farmer to protect the young Black man who actually killed him.

Directed byVolker Schlöndorff

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
EN
Released
May 10, 1987
Studios
HRCBS ProductionsNeue Bioskop Film

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Mathu

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Sheriff Mapes

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Candy Marshall

Will Patton

Will Patton

Lou Dimes

Joe Seneca

Joe Seneca

Clatoo

Woody Strode

Woody Strode

Yank

Tiger Haynes

Tiger Haynes

Booker

Papa John Creach

Jacob

Julius Harris

Julius Harris

Coot

Rosanna Carter

Beulah

Creative team
Directed by
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff
Written by
Charles Fuller
Produced by
Gower Frost

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