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About
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.
Theatrical
May 10, 1987
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 15, 2004
Director
Writer
Producers
Studio
Consolidated Productions, HR, Jennie & Co., CBS Productions, Neue Bioskop Film, Zenith Entertainment
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Cast
Full credits →L
Louis Gossett Jr.
Mathu
R
Richard Widmark
Sheriff Mapes
H
Holly Hunter
Candy Marshall
W
Will Patton
Lou Dimes
J
Joe Seneca
Clatoo
W
Woody Strode
Yank
T
Tiger Haynes
Booker
P
Papa John Creach
Jacob
J
Julius Harris
Coot
R
Rosanna Carter
Beulah
W
Walter Breaux
Charlie
J
Joe 'Flash' Riley
Jameson
D
Danny Barker
Chimley
S
Sandman Sims
Uncle Billy
P
P. Jay Sidney
Gable
L
Lenore Banks
Miss Merle
A
Al Shannon
Luke Will
S
Stocker Fontelieu
Fix
R
Richard Whaley
Beau
E
Eliott Keener
Herman
