"Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis and Bette Davis Shine in a Powerful Drama!" 18 May 1986 Drama, TV Movie 87 mins
Set in a sleepy Southern Louisiana town in 1959, a lawyer, searches for justice as he volunteers to help a black woman whose property is being threatened by the Holts, the first family of the town, after she refuses to sell her valuable land.
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Scott Glenn as Willie Croft
Jamie Lee Curtis as Whitsey Loftin
Bette Davis as Hannah Loftin
John Randolph as Augustus Tompkins
Ron O'Neal as Daniel Backus
Bruce McGill as V.D. Skinner
Richard Venture as Brevard Holt
John McIntire as Judge Dudley McCormack
Beah Richards as Elvira Backus
Penny Fuller as Marci Holt
CCH Pounder as Priscilla
Bill Coates as Carley
Ed Grady as Boudreaux
Paul Roebling as Percy Holt
Danny Nelson as Burt
Blair Barnette as Debutante
Ernest Day Director of Photography
Michael De Guzman Novel
Michael De Guzman Writer
Jean-Claude Tramont Director
Jeff Andrus Writer
Michel Legrand Original Music Composer
United States 18 May 1986
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