''Convicts'' is a 1991 film directed by
Peter Masterson. It stars
Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall (; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career spans more than seven decades and he is considered one of the greatest American actors of all time. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Gold ...
and
Lukas Haas. It is based on the
Horton Foote play
The Orphan's Home.
Summary
A boy works with convicts on the sugarcane plantation of a senile Civil War veteran in 1902 Texas.
Cast
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Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall (; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career spans more than seven decades and he is considered one of the greatest American actors of all time. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Gold ...
as Soll Gautier
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Lukas Haas as Horace Robedaux
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James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances in film, television, and theater, and "one of the greatest actors in America ...
as Ben Johnson
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Starletta DuPois as Martha Johnson
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Carlin Glynn as Asa
References
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1991 films
Films directed by Peter Masterson
Films set in 1902
Films set in Texas
Films with screenplays by Horton Foote
1991 drama films
1990s English-language films
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