A Gathering of Old Men

6.0

91m

1987

PG

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.

Starring

Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Widmark, Holly Hunter, Will Patton, Joe Seneca, Woody Strode, Tiger Haynes, Papa John Creach, Julius Harris, Rosanna Carter

Directed By

Volker Schlöndorff