A Gathering of Old Men is a 1987 American-German television drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and based on the novel of the same name.

As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands firm in her defense of the old men.

He noted that the director "does a beautiful job of capturing the feeling of the people the place and the time as it was framed in the novel by Ernest J Gaines.

But "Gathering" slowly peels away at scabs of anger and hurt and prejudice to reveal the effects racism has had on its characters and, by extension, on the rest of us."

"[5] 1987 Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard Emmy Awards - Nominated - Outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a special - Louis Gossett Jr.