A Gathering of Old Men

Summary A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the Sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama. View more details

A Gathering of Old Men

Directed : Volker Schlöndorff

Written : Charles Fuller Ernest J. Gaines

6.5

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Genres : Drama

Release date : May 9, 1987

Countries of origin : United States West Germany

Language : English

Filming locations : Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA

Production companies : CBS Bioskop Film Consolidated Productions

Summary A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the Sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : May 9, 1987

Countries of origin : United States West Germany

Language : English

Filming locations : Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA

Production companies : CBS Bioskop Film Consolidated Productions

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