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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
William Faulkner (novel)
Horton Foote (teleplay)
Release Date:
9 February 1997 (USA) more
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more
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(80 articles)
Discussion with Peter Docter and Bob Peterson
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Interesting, episodic, meandering; good acting more (4 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Jeanne Tripplehorn | ... | Addie Rebecca Brice | |
| Arliss Howard | ... | J.J. Taylor | |
| Leo Burmester | ... | Plump Convict | |
| Daro Latiolais | ... | Cajun Man | |
| Ray McKinnon | ... | Shanty Man with Gun | |
| Jerry Leggio | ... | Warden | |
| Horace Trahan | ... | Singer on Boat | |
| Ritchie Montgomery | ... | Deputy | |
| Ed Grady | ... | Boat Doctor (as Edward Grady) | |
| Danny Kamin | ... | Boat Captain (as Daniel Tucker Kamin) | |
| Michael Arata | ... | Adjunct | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Stephanie Astalos-Jones | ... | Shanty Woman | |
| Steve Broussard | ... | Cajun French Voiceover (voice) | |
| Jason M. Giaccone | ... | New Orleans City Slicker- Extra | |
| Jamie Wax | ... | The Green Lieutenant | |
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Also Known As:
William Faulkner's Old Man
Der Strom (Germany) [de]
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Rated PG for mild thematic elements.
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98 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Version of "Playhouse 90: Old Man (#3.8)" (1958) more
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This story of a convict and a pregnant woman adrift in a small boat during a Mississippi flood. is well-handled. I haven't read the story by William Faulkner for years so I can't remember how closely it is followed. Good performances by Arliss Howard and Jeanne Tripplehorn.