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A Gathering of Old Men (1987) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 91 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Starring
- Holly Hunter, Louis Gossett Jr., Woody Strode, Carol Sutton, Will Patton, Lenore Banks
On a Louisiana sugarcane plantation, an ordinary day shatters when a white farmer is shot in self‑defense. A group of elderly Black men step forward together to claim responsibility for killing a white racist. As the sheriff confronts them, the young plantation owner stands alone, defiantly defending them and sparking racial tension that drives film.
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