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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.
- Drama
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.
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- Drama
- Jean-Claude Tramont
- 1986-05-18
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. Nobody thinks Willie can win the case, but behind its po. Cast & Crew. Read More. Jean-claude Tramont.
- Jean-Claude Tramont
- Ed Grady
Mar 10, 2024 · “As Summers Die (1986)”: A captivating drama set in the sleepy Southern Louisiana town of 1959, where justice and family secrets collide. Lawyer Willie Croft...
- 81 min
- 489
- Hollywood Classic 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.
A Southern belle (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her aunt (Bette Davis) help a lawyer (Scott Glenn) defend a poor woman living on valuable land.
- 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.
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