Rating: NR
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/06/1991(USA)
Release Date: 04/12/2005
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 93 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: MGM

Set upon a struggling turn-of-the-century Texas sugar-cane plantation, this brutal and realistic drama centers on the efforts of an aging plantation boss (Robert Duvall), using convicts for workers, to keep his farm afloat. The story is adapted from Horton Foote's cycle of plays The Orphan's Home.

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Robert Duvall - Soll Gautier
Lukas Haas - Horace Robedaux
James Earl Jones - Ben Johnson
Mel Winkler - Jackson
Starletta DuPois - Martha Johnson
Carlin Glynn - Asa
Gary Swanson - Billy

Production:
Peter Masterson - Director
Jonathan D. Krane Leah A. Palco Sterling Van Wagenen David Anderson - Producer
Horton Foote - Co Producer
Peter R. Melnick - Composer
Jill Savitt - Editor
Horton Foote - Screen Writer
Dianna Freas - Art Director
Toyomichi Kurita - Cinematographer
Nile H. Samples - Costume Designer
Horton Foote - Play Author
Dan Bishop - Production Designer
Peter Odabashian - Sound Editor

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