A Gathering of Old Men (1987-05-10)
Overview
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.
6.0
Watch Trailer
Status: Released
Release Date: 1987-05-10
Runtime: 1h 31m
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Writer: Charles Fuller
Close
Official Videos
Close
Top Cast
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

Similar

Interview with the Vampire

1994-11-11

Creature from Black Lake

1976-03-01

Sounder

1972-09-24

The Opposite of Sex

1998-05-22

The Man in the Moon

1991-09-30

Romance of Louisiana

1937-07-08

The Louisiana Hussy

1959-04-01

Zandalee

1991-05-09

Frankenfish

2004-10-09

Passion Fish

1992-12-11

Dream Boy

2008-10-24

sex, lies, and videotape

1989-08-04

Down by Law

1986-09-20

Jezebel

1938-03-26

The Apostle

1997-12-19

All the King's Men

2006-09-10

Heaven's Prisoners

1996-05-17

Blue Bayou

2021-09-10

The Blind

2023-09-28

For Sale By Owner

2009-10-27

Recommendations

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006-06-23

Thor: Ragnarok

2017-10-02

Avengers: Endgame

2019-04-24

Coco

2017-10-27

Wonder Woman

2017-05-30

Twisters

2024-07-10

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

2020-02-05

Logan

2017-02-28

Love, Simon

2018-02-16

Zombieland: Double Tap

2019-10-09

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024-07-24

Avatar

2009-12-15

Us

2019-03-14

The Shawshank Redemption

1994-09-23

Deadpool

2016-02-09

Green Book

2018-11-16

Everest

2015-09-10

Aquaman

2018-12-07

Get Out

2017-02-24

Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017-07-05