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A Gathering of Old Men

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Following the death of a racist white farmer, suspicions fly about the murderer's identity. Soon, elderly black man Mathu (Louis Gossett Jr.), a local sharecropper, is pegged as the prime suspect. Concerned about the threat of a lynch mob, Mathu's kind boss, Candy Marshall (Holly Hunter), gathers his friends and co-workers together to protect him. When all Mathu's fellow old men confess to the crime, it makes the investigation by Sheriff Mapes (Richard Widmark) that much trickier.

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Audience Member Read the book seven to ten years ago. Loved it. The movie was ok for what it is. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Frances H Very good acting, but the point here rather escaped me. I understand the idea--that standing together and changing times made a difference in how blacks would be treated in the South, but the screenplay here was not as powerful as The Biography of Miss Jane Pittman, and it meanders around quite a bit. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/24/14 Full Review Audience Member Volker Schlöndorff is now my Favourite Director such a Perfect Cinematography, Intelligent Storys, Bomastic Soundtracks and so Full of Socio Critism & Irony. This one is the Perfection of the Southern Movie with Critism on the Race Conflicts, Sentimentality & Irony and Beautiful Pictures of the Bayou and Beautiful Southern Music Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member from the very good films .. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member just saw edited-for-tv version yesterday; rather good, thought-provoking Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Following the death of a racist white farmer, suspicions fly about the murderer's identity. Soon, elderly black man Mathu (Louis Gossett Jr.), a local sharecropper, is pegged as the prime suspect. Concerned about the threat of a lynch mob, Mathu's kind boss, Candy Marshall (Holly Hunter), gathers his friends and co-workers together to protect him. When all Mathu's fellow old men confess to the crime, it makes the investigation by Sheriff Mapes (Richard Widmark) that much trickier.
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Production Co
Bioskop Film, Hessischer Rundfunk, Consolidated Productions
Rating
PG, TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 37m
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