Convicts 1991

In 1902, 13-year-old Horace toils on a run-down plantation in rural Texas to buy a tombstone for the father he lost a year earlier. Soll, the crusty old Confederate who owns the plantation and depends on convict labor to keep his farm running, takes a liking to Horace. However, Soll is aging and sinking into senility, making the possibility of Horace ever getting his pay increasingly unlikely. On Christmas Eve, as Soll becomes obsessed with his own mortality, he makes a grand promise... forcing Horace to confront his fear of death and the harsh truths of a decadent society.

Cast:

Robert Duvall
Soll Gautier 

Lukas Haas
Horace Robedaux 

James Earl Jones
Ben Johnson 

Starletta DuPois
Martha Johnson 

Carlin Glynn
Asa 

Calvin Levels
Leroy 

• Horton Foote's Convicts