A gathering of old men, Zenith Productions presents a film by Volker Schlondorff ; written by Charles Fuller ; produced by Grower Frost ; directed by Volker Schlöndorff
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A gathering of old men, Zenith Productions presents a film by Volker Schlondorff ; written by Charles Fuller ; produced by Grower Frost ; directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated; contains violence, profanity
Main title
A gathering of old men
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
164620350
Responsibility statement
Zenith Productions presents a film by Volker Schlondorff ; written by Charles Fuller ; produced by Grower Frost ; directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Runtime
94
Summary
A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer, a racist, is shot. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her defense of this group of men who stand resolute against decades of injustice
Technique
live action
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor8
- Genre3
- Subject8
- Actor1
- Mapped to1