A Gathering of Old Men

Overview

A group of elderly Black men on a Louisiana plantation gather to claim responsibility for the murder of a violent white farmer to protect the young Black man who actually killed him.

Release date

May 10, 1987

Rating

6 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 31 minutes

Genres

Drama
TV Movie

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.
As Mathu
Richard Widmark
As Sheriff Mapes
Holly Hunter
As Candy Marshall
Will Patton
As Lou Dimes
Joe Seneca
As Clatoo
Woody Strode
As Yank
Tiger Haynes
As Booker
Papa John Creach
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As Jacob
Julius Harris
As Coot
Rosanna Carter
No picture available
As Beulah
Walter Breaux
No picture available
As Charlie
Joe 'Flash' Riley
No picture available
As Jameson
Danny Barker
No picture available
As Chimley
Sandman Sims
No picture available
As Uncle Billy
P. Jay Sidney
No picture available
As Gable
Arthur Shilling
No picture available
As Griffin
Lenore Banks
As Miss Merle
Al Shannon
No picture available
As Luke Will
Stocker Fontelieu
As Fix
Richard Whaley
No picture available
As Beau
Lucille McKay
No picture available
As Bea Marshall
Eliott Keener
As Herman
Carol Sutton
As Janey
Pat Perkins
No picture available
As Aunt Glo
Jerome Reddick
No picture available
As Snookum
Dave Petitjean
As Deputy Russell
Dwayne Jones
No picture available
As Leroy
James Michael Bailey
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As Alcee
Adam Storke
As Gil

Crew

Volker Schlöndorff
Role: Director
Ernest J. Gaines
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Role: Novel
Charles Fuller
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Role: Screenplay
Edward Lachman
Role: Director of Photography
Gower Frost
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Role: Producer
Nancy Baker
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Role: Editor
Craig McKay
Role: Editor
Ron Carter
Role: Music
Eberhard Junkersdorf
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Role: Co-Producer
Gigi Coker
No picture available
Role: Makeup Supervisor
Jay Klein
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Role: Art Direction
Susan Gammie
No picture available
Role: Costume Design
James Bigwood
Role: Associate Producer
Thomas A. Walsh
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Role: Production Design
Jan Pascale
Role: Set Decoration
Ted Long
No picture available
Role: Hairstylist
Michael Deeley
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Role: Executive Producer
Pat Golden
Role: Casting

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