As Summers Die (1986)

Directed by

Jean-Claude Tramont

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lawyer in 1950s Louisiana takes on a case that exposes deep-seated racism and corruption in a small southern town. The story follows his struggle for justice amid local resistance and personal risk.

slow-burntenseprovocativemelancholicrestrainedseriousgroundedatmospheric

What happens

As Summers Die is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film starring Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bette Davis and Beah Richards, directed by Jean-Claude Tramont. The film is loosely based on Winston Groom's 1980 novel of the same name about greed, bigotry and justice in late 1950s segregationist southern Louisiana. It was filmed in Valdosta and Quitman Georgia and premiered on HBO on May 18, 1986. The film was the last television film produced by HBO Premiere Films before being folded into HBO Pictures, with the next Premiere film, Apology, released under that banner. It was later released on VHS by HBO/Cannon Video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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