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A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men

1987, Movie, 1h 31min

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.

Country: Germany,United States,United Kingdom

Director:

Volker Schlöndorff

Cast:

Louis Gossett Jr.,

Richard Widmark,

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as A Gathering of Old Men include Dead Poets Society, Lean on Me, A Few Good Men, Paris, Texas, Do the Right Thing, My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown.

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A Gathering of Old Men was released in theaters on May 10, 1987.