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As Summers Die(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-05-18
62%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis and Bette Davis Shine in a Powerful Drama!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: As Summers Die
Top 10 Billed Cast
Scott Glenn
Willie Croft
Jamie Lee Curtis
Whitsey Loftin
Bette Davis
Hannah Loftin
John Randolph
Augustus Tompkins
Ron O'Neal
Daniel Backus
Bruce McGill
V.D. Skinner
Richard Venture
Brevard Holt
John McIntire
Judge Dudley McCormack
Beah Richards
Elvira Backus
Penny Fuller
Marci Holt
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1986-05-18
Average
6.2
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Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis and Bette Davis Shine in a Powerful Drama!
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