A Gathering of Old Men (1987)

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

Cast and Crew:

Director(s):

Volker Schlöndorff

Writer(s):

Charles Fuller; Ernest J. Gaines (book)

Starring:

Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Widmark, Holly Hunter, Joe Seneca, Will Patton, Woody Strode, Tiger Haynes, Papa John Creach, Julius Harris, Rosanna Carter, Walter Breaux, Joe 'Flash' Riley, Danny Barker, Howard 'Sandman' Sims, P. Jay Sidney, Arthur Shilling, Lenore Banks, Al Shannon, Stocker Fontelieu, Richard Whaley, Lucille McKay, Eliott Keener, Carol Sutton, Pat Pierre Perkins, Jerome Reddick, Dave Petitjean, Dwayne Jones, James Michael Bailey, Robert Earl Willis, Buddy St. Amant, Michael Audley, Randy Cheramie, Paul Landry, Rick Duet, Michael Johnson, Michael Thomas, Rosetta Wiggs, Catundra Reese, Eliska Thomas, Rod Masterson, Cindy Taylor, Henry Willis, Mysti Adams, Bernadette F. Dugas, Adam Storke

Producer(s):

James Bigwood, Michael Deeley, Gower Frost, Eberhard Junkersdorf, Hans Prescher

Release Info:

Release Date: May 10, 1987 (USA) | Length: 91 min | Genre: Drama | Certificate: PG | Note(s): I wasn't able to identify Dwayne Jones. Still trying to identify some others in this film.

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