Drama set in the Deep South - all slavery and grits - with Caine, a property owner determined to buy additional land from his cousin (Law) and his sometime friend (Hooks) who are determined not to sell. Trouble ensues.
Supposedly a big deep south drama covering ambition and class struggle against a strong background of racism, this may have dated, but it was always full of unconvincing dramatic scenes, ridiculous characters eg Burgess Meredith (a few short steps to The Penguin in Batman) and, despite a good effort, the wild miscasting of Caine. Fonda, Carroll and Dunaway just about survive intact as does the always enjoyable Kennedy. Overall though, despite direction from the great Preminger, this is a tedious, misguided and unconvincing mess.
Supposedly a big deep south drama covering ambition and class struggle against a strong background of racism, this may have dated, but it was always full of unconvincing dramatic scenes, ridiculous characters eg Burgess Meredith (a few short steps to The Penguin in Batman) and, despite a good effort, the wild miscasting of Caine. Fonda, Carroll and Dunaway just about survive intact as does the always enjoyable Kennedy. Overall though, despite direction from the great Preminger, this is a tedious, misguided and unconvincing mess.