The read
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A lonely farmer takes in a pregnant woman and looks after her. After she gives birth, tragedy strikes.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
24 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph AnthonyDirector
- Horton FooteScreenplay
Cast
- Robert DuvallJackson Fentry
- Olga BellinSarah Eubanks
- Sudie BondMrs. Hulie
- Richard McConnellIsham Russell
- Peter MastersonLawyer Douglas
- William HawleyPapa Fentry
- James FranksPreacher Whitehead
- Johnny MaskJackson / Longstreet Fentry - Sarah's child
- Effie GreenStorekeeper
- Ken LindleyJudge
- R.M. WeaverJury Foreman
- Jack SimleyThorpe Brother
Stills
Themes
mississippi riverfarmer