A Gathering of Old Men
1987 | 91m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Volker Schlöndorff |
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| Writer: | Charles Fuller, Ernest J. Gaines |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 10, 1987 |
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| Director: | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Writer: | Charles Fuller, Ernest J. Gaines |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | louisiana |
| Production Companies | Neue Bioskop Film, Zenith Entertainment, CBS Productions, HR, Consolidated Productions, Jennie & Co. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Mathu |
| Richard Widmark | Sheriff Mapes |
| Holly Hunter | Candy Marshall |
| Will Patton | Lou Dimes |
| Joe Seneca | Clatoo |
| Woody Strode | Yank |
| Tiger Haynes | Booker |
| Papa John Creach | Jacob |
| Julius Harris | Coot |
| Rosanna Carter | Beulah |
| Walter Breaux | Charlie |
| Joe 'Flash' Riley | Jameson |
| Danny Barker | Chimley |
| Sandman Sims | Uncle Billy |
| P. Jay Sidney | Gable |
| Arthur Shilling | Griffin |
| Lenore Banks | Miss Merle |
| Al Shannon | Luke Will |
| Stocker Fontelieu | Fix |
| Richard Whaley | Beau |
| Lucille McKay | Bea Marshall |
| Eliott Keener | Herman |
| Carol Sutton | Janey |
| Pat Perkins | Aunt Glo |
| Jerome Reddick | Snookum |
| Dave Petitjean | Deputy Russell |
| Dwayne Jones | Leroy |
| James Michael Bailey | Alcee |
| Adam Storke | Gil |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charles Fuller | Screenplay |
| Ernest J. Gaines | Novel |
| Nancy Baker | Editor |
| Thomas A. Walsh | Production Design |
| Jay Klein | Art Direction |
| Susan Gammie | Costume Design |
| Gigi Coker | Makeup Supervisor |
| Ted Long | Hairstylist |
| Volker Schlöndorff | Director |
| Edward Lachman | Director of Photography |
| Craig McKay | Editor |
| Ron Carter | Music |
| Pat Golden | Casting |
| Jan Pascale | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Gower Frost | Producer |
| Eberhard Junkersdorf | Co-Producer |
| Michael Deeley | Executive Producer |
| James Bigwood | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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