In 1902, 13-year-old Horace toils on a run-down plantation in rural Texas to buy a tombstone for the father he lost a year earlier. Soll, the crusty old Confederate who owns the plantation and depends on convict labor to keep his farm running, takes a liking to Horace. However, Soll is aging and sinking into senility, making the possibility of Horace ever getting his pay increasingly unlikely. On Christmas Eve, as Soll becomes obsessed with his own mortality, he makes a grand promise... forcing Horace to confront his fear of death and the harsh truths of a decadent society.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas, James Earl Jones, Starletta DuPois, Carlin Glynn, Calvin Levels
Crew: Horton Foote (Writer), Eric Chambers (Stunts), Peter Masterson (Director), Sterling Van Wagenen (Producer), Dan Bishop (Production Design), Peter Rodgers Melnick (Music)
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Language: English
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Runtime: 93 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1991
IMDb: 5.6
