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Convicts (1991)In 1902 Texas, 13-year-old Horace goes to work on old Soll's farm to earn enough money to buy a headstone for his father's grave. Unfortunately for Horace, Soll's senility, ill health, and ... See full summary » Director:Peter Masterson |
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Title: Convicts (1991)
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Soll Gautier
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Ben Johnson
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| Starletta DuPois | ... |
Martha Johnson
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Asa
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Leroy
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Billy
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Mel Winkler | ... |
Jackson
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Sherman Edwards
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Bob Edmundson | ... |
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Guard #1
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Jerry Biggs | ... |
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Martin F. Schacker | ... |
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Walter Breaux Jr. | ... |
Singing Convict
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Tony Frank | ... |
Sheriff
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In 1902 Texas, 13-year-old Horace goes to work on old Soll's farm to earn enough money to buy a headstone for his father's grave. Unfortunately for Horace, Soll's senility, ill health, and obsession with the convict labor he uses to work the farm, make it unlikely that Horace will ever be paid the $12.50 Soll owes him for 6 months work. Written by JeanneArmintrout@juno.com
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6 December 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Horton Foote's Convicts See more »Filming Locations:
Home Place Plantation - State Highway 18, Hahnville, Louisiana, USACompany Credits
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Martha Johnson: No, I ain't afraid. Just not ready to go yet.
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When Soll thinks he hears someone in the closet he shoots three times and we see three bullet holes. But when Jackson opens the closet door to investigate, there are four holes. See more »Quotes
Horace Robedaux: Martha, are you afraid of dying?Martha Johnson: No, I ain't afraid. Just not ready to go yet.
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Not a finely crafted film by any measure as the editing and directing were intrusive and clumsy, but Robert Duvall gives one of his totally unique and unforgettable performances as an old and very crusty Southern farmer riddled with dementia and poor health. His one day mental decline into death is one of the most fascinating performances I have ever seen in film. If you really love superior acting talent and skill don't miss it, as it is a rare master class to be sure.
Also see it for the well shown and very authentic love/hate, paternal interrelationship between Southern whites and blacks in the Jim Crow era. And, if you like Duvall in this one, see him in another nearly unknown film role just as good or better and one of my all time faves.... a retired Cuban gentilehombre in Wrestling Ernest Hemingway.
Treat yourself. Bigtime.