IMDb Ratings

6.6/10

Movie Details

Title
A Gathering of Old Men
Overview
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.
Runtime
1 h 31 min
Release Date
10 May 1987
Actors
Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Widmark, Holly Hunter, Will Patton, Joe Seneca, Woody Strode, Tiger Haynes, Papa John Creach, Julius Harris, Rosanna Carter, Walter Breaux, Joe 'Flash' Riley, Danny Barker, P. Jay Sidney, Lenore Banks, Al Shannon, Stocker Fontelieu, Richard Whaley, Eliott Keener, Carol Sutton, Adam Storke
Certification
PG
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
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