Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Volker SchlöndorffDirector
- Charles FullerScreenplay
Cast
- Louis Gossett Jr.Mathu
- Richard WidmarkSheriff Mapes
- Holly HunterCandy Marshall
- Will PattonLou Dimes
- Joe SenecaClatoo
- Woody StrodeYank
- Tiger HaynesBooker
- Papa John CreachJacob
- Julius HarrisCoot
- Rosanna CarterBeulah
- Walter BreauxCharlie
- Joe 'Flash' RileyJameson
Stills
Themes
louisiana