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Convicts (1991) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1991 · 93 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Peter Masterson
- Starring
- Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas, Gary Swanson, James Earl Jones, Starletta DuPois, Carlin Glynn
In 1902, 13‑year‑old Horace works on a decaying Texas plantation to earn a tombstone for his late father. Aging Confederate Soll relies on convict labor, befriends Horace, but his senility threatens Horace’s pay. On Christmas Eve, obsessed with his mortality, Soll makes a promise that forces Horace to confront death and harsh truths of decadence.
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