Old Man ( William Faulkner's Old Man )

Old Man (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: William Faulkner's Old Man
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1997 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Kent Harrison

Written By:
William Faulkner
Horton Foote

Actors:
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
Danny Kamin ..... Boat Captain
Michael Arata ..... Adjunct
Stephanie Astalos-Jones ..... Shanty Woman
Steve Broussard ..... Cajun French Voiceover
Jason M. Giaccone ..... New Orleans City Slicker- Extra
Jamie Wax ..... The Green Lieutenant

Synopsis:

One of the most frequently dramatized of all William Faulkner stories, Old Man is based on a section of Faulkner's 1939 novel The Wild Palms. Set during the cataclysmic 1927 Mississippi river flood, the story revolves around the curious relationship between prison convict J.J.Taylor (Arliss Howard) and a young, pregnant woman named Addie (Jeanne Trippleman). Pressed into service to rescue victims of the flood, Taylor finds Addie stuck in a tree, her husband nowhere in sight. Managing to get Addie down, Taylor finds himself cut off from the other rescuers, and thus is solely responsible for the future wellbeing of the stranded woman and her unborn child. Time and time again, Taylor is afforded the opportunity to abandon Addie and escape from his prison captors--and time and time again he refuses, not so much out of loyalty to Addie but because of his own stubborn pride: Though his crime was minor, he has promised to return to jail and serve out his term, and he never goes back on his word! (Incidentally, the 'Old Man' of the title is not the tactiturn Taylor, but instead the mighty Mississippi itself). Toning down the cynical humor of the Faulkner original, this 'Hallmark Hall of Fame' TV adaptation concentrates instead on making its two principal characters flesh-and-blood humans rather than literary archetypes.

In a desperate journey, a pregnant woman and a convict brave the waters of a devastating flood as they try to find their way home. In this life affirming tale of courage and compassion writen by Horon Foote.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 15 September, 2012.

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