Convicts
5.7
“Freedom has its price.”
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.
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5 films
Cast
7 people
Robert Duvall
Soll Gautier
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
Lukas Haas
Horace Robedaux
Known for
Inception
Spider-Noir
James Earl Jones
Ben Johnson
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Lion King
Starletta DuPois
Martha Johnson
Known for
The Notebook
Big Momma's House
Carlin Glynn
Asa
Known for
Sixteen Candles
Three Days of the Condor
Calvin Levels
Leroy
Known for
Adventures in Babysitting
Hellbound
Gary Swanson
Billy
Known for
The Bone Collector
Sniper
Peter Masterson Director · Horton Foote Writer Toyomichi Kurita Cinematographer
United States release January 1, 1991
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1991
Theatrical
Germany
September 6, 1994 · TV · Filmdienst Freigabe
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