The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Set in a sleepy Southern Louisiana town in 1959, a lawyer, searches for justice as he volunteers to help a black woman whose property is being threatened by the Holts, the first family of the town, after she refuses to sell her valuable land.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael De GuzmanWriter
- Jean-Claude TramontDirector
- Jeff AndrusWriter
- Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Scott GlennWillie Croft
- Jamie Lee CurtisWhitsey Loftin
- Bette DavisHannah Loftin
- John RandolphAugustus Tompkins
- Ron O'NealDaniel Backus
- Bruce McGillV.D. Skinner
- Richard VentureBrevard Holt
- John McIntireJudge Dudley McCormack
- Beah RichardsElvira Backus
- Penny FullerMarci Holt
- CCH PounderPriscilla
- Bill CoatesCarley
Stills
Themes
trialold woman