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HBO presents

As Summers Die

directed by Jean-Claude Tramont

“Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis and Bette Davis Shine in a Powerful Drama!”

19861h 27mNRDrama

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HBO presents

As Summers Die

directed by Jean-Claude Tramont

“Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis and Bette Davis Shine in a Powerful Drama!”

19861h 27mNRDrama

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§ Synopsis

Drama · TV Movie

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.

§ Keywords

what it's about

trial old woman

§ Crew

behind the camera

Director

Jean-Claude Tramont

Writers

Michael De Guzman

Cinematography

Music

§ Cast

8 of 17

Scott Glenn

as Willie Croft

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

as Whitsey Loftin

Bette Davis

as Hannah Loftin

John Randolph

as Augustus Tompkins

Ron O'Neal

as Daniel Backus

Bruce McGill

as V.D. Skinner

Richard Venture

Richard Venture

as Brevard Holt

John McIntire

as Judge Dudley McCormack

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