Noon Wine 58 years old

A dark tragedy about a farmer's futile act of homicide that takes place on a small dairy farm in southern Texas during the 1890s. Sam Peckinpah directed this original adaptation of the Katherine Anne Porter novel for ABC, and the project became an hour-long presentation for ABC Stage 67, premiering on Nov. 23, 1966.

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Noon Wine Cast

Name Character
Theodore Bikel He was 42, 91 years old when he died as Homer T. Hatch
Jason Robards He was 44, 78 years old when he died as Royal Earle Thompson
Olivia de Havilland She was 50, 104 years old when she died as Ellie Thompson
Per Oscarsson He was 39, 83 years old when he died as Olaf Helton
Ben Johnson He was 48, 77 years old when he died as Sheriff Barbee
Joan Tompkins She was 51, 89 years old when she died as Meg
Peter Robbins He was 10, now 68 years old as Herbert
Jill Andre She was 31, now 89 years old as Pearl
Steve Sanders as Arthur
Robert Emhardt He was 52, 80 years old when he died as Burleigh
L. Q. Jones He was 39, now 97 years old as Deputy

Noon Wine Crew

Name Department
Lucien Ballard as Director of Photography. He was 58 (80) years old when He died Camera
Jerry Fielding as Original Music Composer. He was 44 (57) years old when He died Sound
Walter Scott Herndon as Production Design. Art
Katherine Anne Porter as Short Story. She was 76 (90) years old when She died Writing
Daniel Melnick as Producer. He was 10 (32) years old when He died Production
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Noon Wine (58 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 23, 1966
  • Runtime: 48 minutes