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title: 'A Gathering of Old Men (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Volker Schlöndorff'
released: '1987-05-10'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-gathering-of-old-men-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093076/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Gathering of Old Men (1987)

1987 · 91 min · Drama · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

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. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The film was released as television film in the US. For his performance actor Louis Gossett Jr. was nominated at the Emmy Awards for "Outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a special".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Volker Schlöndorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-schlondorff)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Fuller](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-fuller)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ron Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-carter)
- **Producer:** [Michael Deeley](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-deeley)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edward Lachman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-lachman)

## Cast

- [Adam Storke](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-storke)
- [Will Patton](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-patton)
- [Holly Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/holly-hunter)
- [Dwayne Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/dwayne-jones)
- [Danny Barker](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-barker)
- [Carol Sutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-sutton)
- [Joe Seneca](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-seneca)
- [Julius Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-harris)
- [Papa John Creach](https://cinepixo.com/people/papa-john-creach)
- [Richard Widmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-widmark)
- [Louis Gossett Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-gossett-jr)
- [Woody Strode](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-strode)

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