A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama.
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A Gathering of Old Men Cast
Name |
Character |
Holly Hunter
She was 29, now 66 years old
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as Candy Marshall |
Richard Widmark
He was 72, 93 years old when he died
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as Sheriff Mapes |
Will Patton
He was 32, now 70 years old
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as Lou Dimes |
Julius Harris
He was 63, 81 years old when he died
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Rosanna Carter
She was 68, 98 years old when she died
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Louis Gossett, Jr.
He was 50, now 88 years old
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as Mathu |
Adam Storke
He was 24, now 62 years old
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Carol Sutton
She was 53, 51 years old when she died
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Joe Seneca
He was 68, 77 years old when he died
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as Clatoo |
Eliott Keener
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Lenore Banks
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Woody Strode
He was 72, 80 years old when he died
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as Yank |
Stocker Fontelieu
He was 64, 86 years old when he died
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Tiger Haynes
He was 72, 79 years old when he died
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Al Shannon
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Walter Breaux
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P. Jay Sidney
He was 72, 81 years old when he died
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A Gathering of Old Men Crew