- Director: Volker Schlöndorff
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- Genre: Drama
- Movie Type: Message Movie, Courtroom Drama
- Themes: Miscarriage of Justice, Race Relations, Social Injustice
- Main Cast: Holly Hunter, Richard Widmark
- Release Year: 1987
- Country: US
- Run Time: 91 minutes
A Gathering of Old Men
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| Directed by | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Produced by | Gower Frost |
| Written by | Ernest J. Gaines Charles Fuller |
| Starring | Louis Gossett Jr. |
| Cinematography | Edward Lachman |
| Editing by | Nancy Baker Craig McKay |
| Release date(s) | 10 May, 1987 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Gathering of Old Men is a 1987 American drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and based on the novel of the same name. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Cast
- Louis Gossett Jr. - Mathu
- Richard Widmark - Sheriff Mapes
- Holly Hunter - Candy Marshall
- Joe Seneca - Clatoo
- Will Patton - Lou Dimes
- Woody Strode - Yank
- Tiger Haynes - Booker
- Papa John Creach - Jacob
- Julius Harris - Coot
- Rosanna Carter - Beulah
- Walter Breaux - Charlie
- Joe 'Flash' Riley - Jameson (as Jay 'Flash' Riley)
- Danny Barker - Chimley
- Howard 'Sandman' Sims - Uncle Billy
- P. Jay Sidney - Gable
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: A Gathering of Old Men". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/463/year/1987.html. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
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