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As Summers Die (1986)

Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis and Bette Davis Shine in a Powerful Drama!

Genre : Drama, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Jean-Claude Tramont

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn
Willie Croft
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis
Whitsey Loftin
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Hannah Loftin
John Randolph
John Randolph
Augustus Tompkins
Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal
Daniel Backus
Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill
V.D. Skinner
Richard Venture
Richard Venture
Brevard Holt
John McIntire
John McIntire
Judge Dudley McCormack
Beah Richards
Beah Richards
Elvira Backus
Penny Fuller
Penny Fuller
Marci Holt
CCH Pounder
CCH Pounder
Priscilla
Bill Coates
Bill Coates
Carley
Ed Grady
Ed Grady
Boudreaux
Paul Roebling
Paul Roebling
Percy Holt

Crews

Jean-Claude Tramont
Jean-Claude Tramont
Director
Jeff Andrus
Jeff Andrus
Writer
Michael De Guzman
Michael De Guzman
Writer
Michael De Guzman
Michael De Guzman
Novel
Ernest Day
Ernest Day
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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