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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
William Faulkner (novel)
Horton Foote (teleplay)
Release Date:
9 February 1997 (USA) more
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Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more
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Discussion with Peter Docter and Bob Peterson
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Beautiful and prosaic view of desperation in flood more (4 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Jeanne Tripplehorn | ... | Addie Rebecca Brice |
 | Arliss Howard | ... | J.J. Taylor |
 | Leo Burmester | ... | Plump Convict |
| Daro Latiolais | ... | Cajun Man |
 | Ray McKinnon | ... | Shanty Man with Gun |
 | Jerry Leggio | ... | Warden |
| Horace Trahan | ... | Singer on Boat |
| Ritchie Montgomery | ... | Deputy |
 | Ed Grady | ... | Boat Doctor (as Edward Grady) |
 | Danny Kamin | ... | Boat Captain (as Daniel Tucker Kamin) |
 | Michael Arata | ... | Adjunct |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Stephanie Astalos-Jones | ... | Shanty Woman |
 | Steve Broussard | ... | Cajun French Voiceover (voice) |
| Jason M. Giaccone | ... | New Orleans City Slicker- Extra |
| Jamie Wax | ... | The Green Lieutenant |
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William Faulkner's Old Man
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Rated PG for mild thematic elements.
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98 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Version of "Playhouse 90: Old Man (#3.8)" (1958) more
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I rented this movie adaptation of a William Faulkner short story on the reputation of the Nobel Prize winner. It was funded as a Made-for-TV Hallmark Hall of Fame and does deserve more attention, in my opinion. The plot does have some holes that you could drive a car through and the baby is unconvincing as a newborn but the Screenplay and Acting deserve high praise! This was well worth the unpleasant and sad emotions evoked by this view from the underside of rural America. The lead actors do great jobs portraying without stereotype the Southern down-on-their-luck poor folk who need each others' helping hands. I was startled and amazed that the film script kept in long passages of a minor character speaking Creole/French and didn't dumb down our following what was happening. Thanks for not underestimating the intellect of those who chose our video selections with some awareness that other languages were part of Southern culture of that time period. The evocative scene of the drifters floating through a church was a highly memorable point that I'll look back at again when I rent this video again. Kudos to the producers of such a sensitive and intelligently structured adaptation! Rating 9 *'s out of 10!