A dark tragedy about a farmer's futile act of homicide that takes place on a small dairy farm in southern Texas during the 1890s. Sam Peckinpah directed this original adaptation of the Katherine Anne Porter novel for ABC, and the project became an hour-long presentation for ABC Stage 67, premiering on Nov. 23, 1966.
Jason Robards | Royal Earle Thompson |
Olivia de Havilland | Ellie Thompson |
Theodore Bikel | Homer T. Hatch |
Per Oscarsson | Olaf Helton |
Robert Emhardt | Burleigh |
Steve Sanders | Arthur |
Ben Johnson | Sheriff Barbee |
Peter Robbins | Herbert |
L.Q. Jones | Deputy |
Jill Andre | Pearl |
Joan Tompkins | Meg |