A Gathering of Old Men
Brief Synopsis
A group of acquiescent old black men find sudden courage when faced with the need to defend a beloved fellow black in danger of being lynched for the murder of a white racist tenant farmer.
Cast & Crew
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Volker Schlöndorff
Director
David Petitjean
Stocker Fontelieu
Eliott Keener
Henry Wills
Lucille Mckay
Film Details
Also Known As
Gathering of Old Men, Murder on the Bayou
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Location
Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A group of acquiescent old black men find sudden courage when faced with the need to defend a beloved fellow black in danger of being lynched for the murder of a white racist tenant farmer.
Cast
David Petitjean
Stocker Fontelieu
Eliott Keener
Henry Wills
Lucille Mckay
Randy Charamie
Adam Storke
Robert Earl Willis
Buddy St Amant
Richard Widmark
Lenore Banks
Michael Audley
P. Jay Sidney
Jerome Reddick
Dwayne Jones
Paul Landry
Guy Gilbert
Joe Seneca
Richard Whaley
Julius Harris
Carol Sutton
Will Patton
Sandman Sims
Al Shannon
Rosetta Wiggs
Pat Perkins
Jay Flash Riley
Danny Barker
Rosanna Carter
Walter Breaux
Catundra Reese
Tiger Haynes
Holly Hunter
Louis Gossett
Papa John Creach
Michael Johnson
Woody Strode
Rod Masterson
Art Shilling
Eliska Thomas
Cindy Taylor
Rick Duet
James Michael Bailey
Crew
Nancy Baker
Editor
James Bigwood
Associate Producer
Paula Brody
Assistant Director
Jaki Brown-karman
Casting
Ron Carter
Music
Ron Carter
Song Performer
Gigi Coker
Makeup Supervisor
Neelan Crawford
Sound Mixer
Papa John Creach
Music
Michael Deeley
Executive Producer
Jay Dranch
Sound Editor
Mitch Dubin
Photography
Lynda Foote
Wardrobe Supervisor
Gower Frost
Producer
Charles Fuller
Screenplay
Ernest J Gaines
Source Material (From Novel)
Susan Gammie
Costume Designer
Pat Golden
Casting Director
Preston L. Holmes
Unit Production Manager
Jay Klein
Art Director
Edward Lachman
Director Of Photography
Toni Livingston
Casting
Ted Long
Hair
Craig Mckay
Editor
Mamie Mitchell
Script Supervisor
Al Nahmias
Sound Editor
Craig Nelson
Gaffer
Jan Pascall
Set Decorator
Thomas Walsh
Production Designer
Tony Whitman
Key Grip
Dwight Williams
Assistant Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Gathering of Old Men, Murder on the Bayou
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Location
Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video June 26, 1991
Aired in United States May 10, 1987
Released theatrically outside the United States.
