As Summers Die

1986

Drama

TV Movie

The plot centers around a large area of land owned by an old black lady, Elvira Backus. It had been given to her by her one time employer and secret father of her two children, a southern patriarch. Discovering oil on the afore mentioned property, the patriarch's family tries to regain the land by destroying the deed and denying it ever existed. Coming to Elvira Backus's aid is attorney Willie Croft. He attempts to get back Elvira's land and leads the movie to it's eventual court scene.

Directed by:

Jean-Claude Tramont

Written by:

Winston Groom Michael De Guzman Jeff Andrus

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Starring:

CCH Pounder $Ron O\$ Ron O'Neal

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

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1986

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Timon88

Rated 19 Dec 2022

It's good to see a young(ish) Jamie Lee Curtis do something besides horror flicks--she exudes an alluring, low-key brazenness. Bette Davis proves she's still got it, even post-stroke. This is her second TV movie written by Michael De Guzman (credited as Ed Namzug...get it?), and it's the good writing that carries this. Proof: it's possible to sit through the racial bigotry and the tired climactic-courtroom-scene trope without squirming. The total implausibility--for 1960 Georgia--is the verdict.

Rated 19 Dec 2022

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