A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama.
Production | Michael Deeley | Executive Producer |
Editing | Craig McKay | Editor |
Camera | Edward Lachman | Director of Photography |
Production | Pat Golden | Casting |
Directing | Volker Schlöndorff | Director |
Art | Jan Pascale | Set Decoration |
Production | Eberhard Junkersdorf | Co-Producer |
Editing | Nancy Baker | Editor |
Sound | Ron Carter | Music |
Writing | Ernest J. Gaines | Novel |
Writing | Charles Fuller | Screenplay |
Art | Thomas A. Walsh | Production Design |
Production | James Bigwood | Associate Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Susan Gammie | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Gigi Coker | Makeup Supervisor |
Art | Jay Klein | Art Direction |
Production | Gower Frost | Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Ted Long | Hairstylist |