A Gathering of Old Men
1987A 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.
Acted in
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
as Jacob
Julius Harris
as Coot
Rosanna Carter
as Beulah
Walter Breaux
as Charlie
Joe 'Flash' Riley
as Jameson
Danny Barker
as Chimley
Sandman Sims
as Uncle Billy
P. Jay Sidney
as Gable
Arthur Shilling
as Griffin
Lenore Banks
as Miss Merle
Al Shannon
as Luke Will
Stocker Fontelieu
as Fix
Richard Whaley
as Beau
Lucille McKay
as Bea Marshall
Eliott Keener
as Herman
Carol Sutton
as Janey
Pat Perkins
as Aunt Glo
Jerome Reddick
as Snookum
Dave Petitjean
as Deputy Russell
Dwayne Jones
as Leroy
James Michael Bailey
as Alcee
Adam Storke
as Gil