Convicts - Horton Foote's Convicts (1991)

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Convicts, set in 1902 Texas and based on Horton Foote`s `Orphan Home` cycle of plays, is the story of Horace Robedaux (Lukas Haas, Inception), a young man working the land for plantation owner Soll Gautier (Robert Duvall, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now) so that he can raise enough money to pay for a tombstone for his father`s grave. It becomes increasingly clear that Soll`s current mental state may prevent Horace from ever collecting his wages. Mining history, and with a keen ear for dialog, Foote`s screenplay and Peter Masterson`s direction transports the viewer to a bygone era. James Earl Jones (Star Wars), Carlin Glynn (Sixteen Candles) and Starletta DuPois (The Waterdance) are the ensemble cast who vividly bring to life characters of a time and place.

Peter Masterson (The Trip To Bountiful) directs from a screenplay written by Horton Foote (Tender Mercies, The Trip To Bountiful) adapted from his stage play.