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May 18, 1986 · As Summers Die: Directed by Jean-Claude Tramont. With Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bette Davis, John Randolph. 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.
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- Jean-Claude Tramont
- 1986-05-18
As Summers Die is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film starring Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bette Davis and Beah Richards, directed by Jean-Claude Tramont. The film is loosely based on Winston Groom's 1980 novel of the same name about greed, bigotry and justice in late 1950s segregationist southern Louisiana.
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Valdosta, Georgia, USA. Technical Specs. Duration. 2h. TCM Emails. Sign Up. 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.
- Jean-Claude Tramont
- Ed Grady
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As Summers Die. A Southern belle (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her aunt (Bette Davis) help a lawyer (Scott Glenn) defend a poor woman living on valuable land.
- Jean-Claude Tramont
- Drama
- Scott Glenn
Jean-Claude Tramont. Director. Jeff Andrus. Writer. 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.
Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 5/10. Greed, Bigotry, and Justice. wes-connors 21 March 2010. "Lawyer Willie Croft (Scott Glenn) is indifferently letting his practice run itself when the town's richest family begins a determined effort to obtain the farm of an old black woman, Elvira Backus (Beau Richards).
Synopsis. Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis and Bette Davis Shine in a Powerful Drama! 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. Cast. Crew.