Convicts

• Director: Peter Masterson
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Rural Drama, Period Film
• Themes: Nothing Goes Right, Obsessive Quests, Culture Clash
• Main Cast: Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas, James Earl Jones, Mel Winkler, Starletta DuPois
• Release Year: 1991
• Country: US
• Run Time: 92 minutes

Plot

Set upon a struggling turn-of-the-century Texas sugar-cane plantation, this brutal and realistic drama centers on the efforts of an aging plantation boss (Robert Duvall), using convicts for workers, to keep his farm afloat. The story is adapted from Horton Foote's cycle of plays The Orphan's Home. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Robert Duvall - Soll Gautier
• Lukas Haas - Horace Robedaux
• James Earl Jones - Ben Johnson
• Mel Winkler - Jackson
• Starletta DuPois - Martha Johnson

Carlin Glynn - Asa; Gary Swanson - Billy; Walter Breaux, Jr.; Calvin Levels - Leroy; John "Spud" McConnell

Credit

Dianna Freas - Art Director, Horton Foote - Co-producer, Nile H. Samples - Costume Designer, Peter Masterson - Director, Jill Savitt - Editor, Peter R. Melnick - Composer (Music Score), Dan Bishop - Production Designer, Toyomichi Kurita - Cinematographer, Jonathan D. Krane - Producer, Leah A. Palco - Producer, Sterling Van Wagenen - Producer, David Anderson - Producer, Peter Odabashian - Sound Editor, Horton Foote - Screenwriter, Horton Foote - Play Author

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