Decoration Day

Overview

A cantankerous widower (Garner) who is virtually living the life of a recluse is forced to rejoin his community when his Godchild (Skaggs) gets in trouble and a childhood friend (Cobbs), a black tenant farmer, refuses to belatedly accept a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in World War II.

Release date

Dec 2, 1990

Rating

6.9 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 40 minutes

Genres

TV Movie
Drama

Cast

James Garner
As Albert Sidney Finch
Judith Ivey
As Terry Novis
Ruby Dee
As Rowena
Bill Cobbs
As Gee Pennywell
Laurence Fishburne
As Michael Waring, DOD Man
Jo Anderson
As Loreen Wendell
Norm Skaggs
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As Billy Wendell
Wallace Wilkinson
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As Judge Wesley
Jonathan Peck
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As Young Gee
Ric Reitz
As Young Albert
Jeff Young Lewis
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As Imposter Lieutenant
Dwionne Dickerson
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As Fritzie
Stephen Rollins
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As Private Lester

Crew

Dick Gallegly
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Role: Producer
Robert W. Lenski
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Role: Writer
Marian Rees
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Role: Producer
Robert Markowitz
Role: Director
Patrick Williams
Role: Original Music Composer
Neil Roach
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Role: Director of Photography