A Gathering of Old Men
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Gathering of Old Men was based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines, who'd previously written The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Like Pittman, Gathering builds its narrative upon a tapestry of deep-bred racial intolerance in the South. When a bigoted white Louisiana tenant farmer is killed, black sharecropper Louis Gossett Jr. is the most likely suspect. Plantation manager Holly Hunter, fearing a lynching, rallies Gossett's friends to form a united front to ward off any vigilantes. Sheriff Richard Widmark arrives to arrest Gossett, whereupon his old friends, in Spartacus fashion, all confess to the killing. Even threats of violent retaliation cannot dissuade these elderly black men from displaying their pride to the white powers-that-be. Adapted for television by Charles (A Soldier's Story) Fuller, it was first broadcast on May 10, 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviCast
Lenore Banks - Miss Merle; Walter Breaux - Charlie; Papa John Creach; Stocker Fontelieu - Fix; Louis Gossett, Jr. - Mathu; Julius Harris - Coot; Tiger Haynes - Booker; Holly Hunter - Candy Marshall; Will Patton - Lou Dimes; Joe Seneca - Clatoo; Al Shannon - Luke; Adam Storke - Gil; Woody Strode - Yank; Richard Widmark - Sheriff Mapes; Rosanna Carter - BeulahCredit
Volker Schlöndorff - Director, Ron Carter - Composer (Music Score), Thomas A. Walsh - Production Designer, Edward Lachman - Cinematographer, Jan Pascale - Set Designer, Charles Fuller - Screenwriter, Ernest J. Gaines - Book Author| A Gathering of Men (1989 Film), A Gathering of Heroes (1979 Film) | |
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A Gathering of Old Men (film)
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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) | May 10, 1987 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Gathering of Old Men is a 1987 American television 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. as Mathu
- Richard Widmark as Sheriff Mapes
- Holly Hunter as Candy Marshall
- Joe Seneca as Clatoo
- Will Patton as Lou Dimes
- Woody Strode as Yank
- Tiger Haynes as Booker
- Papa John Creach as Jacob
- Julius Harris as Coot
- Rosanna Carter as Beulah
- Walter Breaux as Charlie
- Joe 'Flash' Riley as Jameson (as Jay 'Flash' Riley)
- Danny Barker as Chimley
- Howard 'Sandman' Sims as Uncle Billy
- P. Jay Sidney as 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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