A Gathering of Old Men

Name: A Gathering of Old Men
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1987-05-10
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Widmark, Holly Hunter, Will Patton, Joe Seneca

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1987 · 91 min · PG · Drama · TV Movie · TMDB 6.2/10

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.

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr. — Mathu
Richard Widmark — Sheriff Mapes
Holly Hunter — Candy Marshall
Will Patton — Lou Dimes
Joe Seneca — Clatoo