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Time of the Heathen

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Bible-carrying drifter Gaunt witnesses the rape and murder of a Black woman, but is framed and pursued by locals while left as the sole protector of the woman's young son.

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Kyle Smith Wall Street Journal 05/09/2024
Time of the Heathen was evidently made on a very low budget, and the sometimes histrionic acting is among its unpolished qualities, but at its core it is an impassioned and haunting psychological journey. Go to Full Review Michael Barrett PopMatters 05/20/2024
Time of the Heathen is a nightmarish, hyper-edited, avant-garde freak-out as atomic angst and racial woes wend their way toward Shakespearean tragedy. Go to Full Review Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat 05/17/2024
10/10
Time Of The Heathen has a hallucinatory section that is beyond superior, putting Kass on the same level of acid majesty as Alejandro Jodorowsky or Ken Russell. Go to Full Review Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews 05/14/2024
5/5
Kass uses the microcosm of racism as well as the macrocosm of society blindly following rules, legal and cultural, and gives us a searing indictment of humanity as well as a glimmer of transcendent hope. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Peter Kass

Director

John Heffernan

Gaunt

Stewart Heller

Ted

Barry Collins

Jesse

Orville Steward

Link

Ethel Ayler

Marie

Movie Info

Synopsis Bible-carrying drifter Gaunt witnesses the rape and murder of a Black woman, but is framed and pursued by locals while left as the sole protector of the woman's young son.
Director
Peter Kass
Producer
Calvin Floyd
Screenwriter
Calvin Floyd, Peter Kass
Production Co
Emshwiller Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 3, 1961, Limited
Runtime
1h 15m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Academy (1.33:1)