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A Gathering of Old Men

Volker Schlöndorff

1987 • 1h 31m

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.

A Gathering of Old Men

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.Mathu

Richard Widmark

Richard WidmarkSheriff Mapes

Holly Hunter

Holly HunterCandy Marshall

Will Patton

Will PattonLou Dimes

Joe Seneca

Joe SenecaClatoo

Woody Strode

Woody StrodeYank

Tiger Haynes

Tiger HaynesBooker

Papa John CreachJacob

Julius Harris

Julius HarrisCoot

Rosanna CarterBeulah

Walter BreauxCharlie

Joe 'Flash' RileyJameson

Danny BarkerChimley

Sandman Sims

Sandman SimsUncle Billy

P. Jay SidneyGable

Crew

Volker Schlöndorff

Volker SchlöndorffDirector

Edward Lachman

Edward LachmanDirector of Photography

Craig McKay

Craig McKayEditor

Ron Carter

Ron CarterMusic

James Bigwood

James BigwoodAssociate Producer

Jan Pascale

Jan PascaleSet Decoration

Pat Golden

Pat GoldenCasting

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