A Gathering of Old Men (film)
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by |
Ernest J. Gaines Charles Fuller |
| Directed by | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Starring |
Louis Gossett Jr. Richard Widmark Holly Hunter |
| Music by | Ron Carter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Michael Deeley |
| Producer(s) |
Gower Frost Hans Prescher Eberhard Junkersdorf (co-producer) James Bigwood (associate producer) |
| Location(s) | Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Cinematography | Edward Lachman |
| Editor(s) | Nancy Baker Craig McKay |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
CBS Bioskop Film Consolidated Productions Hessischer Rundfunk Jennie & Co. Zenith Entertainment |
| Distributor | CBS |
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| Original network | CBS |
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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.
A bigoted white farmer is shot in self-defense on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation. A group of old black men come forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands firm in her defense of the old men.
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