The read
It runs a compact 51m.
Synopsis
A dark tragedy about a farmer's futile act of homicide that takes place on a small dairy farm in southern Texas during the 1890s. Sam Peckinpah directed this original adaptation of the Katherine Anne Porter novel for ABC, and the project became an hour-long presentation for ABC Stage 67, premiering on Nov. 23, 1966.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Sam PeckinpahDirector
- Sam PeckinpahScreenplay
- Jerry FieldingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jason RobardsRoyal Earle Thompson
- Olivia de HavillandEllie Thompson
- Theodore BikelHomer T. Hatch
- Per OscarssonOlaf Helton
- Robert EmhardtBurleigh
- Steve SandersArthur
- Ben JohnsonSheriff Barbee
- Peter RobbinsHerbert
- L.Q. JonesDeputy
- Jill AndrePearl
- Joan TompkinsMeg