A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
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.
Director:
Volker Schlöndorff
Writer:
Charles Fuller
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Louis Gossett Jr. as Mathu |
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Richard Widmark as Sheriff Mapes |
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Holly Hunter as Candy Marshall |
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Will Patton as Lou Dimes |
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Joe Seneca as Clatoo |
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Woody Strode as Yank |
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Tiger Haynes as Booker |
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Papa John Creach as Jacob |
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Julius Harris as Coot |
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Rosanna Carter as Beulah |
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Walter Breaux as Charlie |
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Joe 'Flash' Riley as Jameson |
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Danny Barker as Chimley |
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Sandman Sims as Uncle Billy |
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P. Jay Sidney as Gable |
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Arthur Shilling as Griffin |
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Lenore Banks as Miss Merle |
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Al Shannon as Luke Will |
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Stocker Fontelieu as Fix |
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Richard Whaley as Beau |
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Lucille McKay as Bea Marshall |
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Eliott Keener as Herman |
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Carol Sutton as Janey |
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Pat Perkins as Aunt Glo |
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Jerome Reddick as Snookum |
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Dave Petitjean as Deputy Russell |
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Dwayne Jones as Leroy |
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James Michael Bailey as Alcee |
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Adam Storke as Gil |
| Directing | Volker Schlöndorff | Director |
| Writing | Charles Fuller | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ernest J. Gaines | Novel |
| Camera | Edward Lachman | Director of Photography |
| Production | Gower Frost | Producer |
| Editing | Nancy Baker | Editor |
| Production | Eberhard Junkersdorf | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Ron Carter | Music |
| Editing | Craig McKay | Editor |
| Production | James Bigwood | Associate Producer |
| Art | Thomas A. Walsh | Production Design |
| Art | Jan Pascale | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gigi Coker | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Gammie | Costume Design |
| Art | Jay Klein | Art Direction |
| Production | Pat Golden | Casting |
| Production | Michael Deeley | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ted Long | Hairstylist |
