Convicts
Texas writer Horton Foote's touching story set in 1902 features Robert Duvall as Sol, the hardened boss of a sugar plantation who unwittingly becomes a mentor to a young boy named Horace (Lukas Haas), who comes to Sol looking for a way to earn a living. Horace eventually learns, through his associations with Sol, Ben (James Earl Jones) and others, that life, though it isn't always fair or just, is worth rising for every day.
Peter Masterson
Director
Casts & Crew
Robert Duvall
Soll Gautier
Lukas Haas
Horace Robedaux
James Earl Jones
Ben Johnson
Starletta DuPois
Martha Johnson
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