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Programme Information

A poor black sharecropper (Oscar-winner Lou Gossett Jr.) strikes up an unlikely friendship with a hostile young white boy - and gives him his first chance of happiness. But their budding friendship is threatened by a brutal, red-neck sheriff.

Alternative title(s):

A Father for Charlie

Keywords:

Drama, Music, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1995) (Made for TV) (USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Louis Gossett Jr.	.... Walter Osgood
Joseph Mazzello	.... Charlie
James Greene	.... Sam
Don Swayze	.... Reuben Cantwell
David Hart	.... Woodrow
William Lucking	.... Argus

Supporting Cast:

William Fichtner	.... Sheriff
Evan Rachel Wood	.... Tessa
John Bellucci	.... Brother Joe Fleetwood
Courtenay McWhitney	.... Mrs. Watson
Chuck Butto	.... Ranse Mooney
Steve Whittaker	.... Farmer

Directors:

Jeff Bleckner

Writers:

H. Haden Yelin