A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
- Directed by
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a Louisiana sugarcane field, a group of elderly Black men gather to confess to the murder of a white man. They stand together against a sheriff and a hostile mob, protecting the real killer.
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What happens
A Gathering of Old Men is a 1987 American-German television drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and based on the novel of the same name. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The film was released as television film in the US. For his performance actor Louis Gossett Jr. was nominated at the Emmy Awards for "Outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a special". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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