Following the Second World War, a northern cannery combine negotiates for the purchase of a large tract of uncultivated Georgia farmland. The major portion of the land is owned by Julie Ann Warren and has already been optioned by her unscrupulous, draft dodging husband, Henry. Now the combine must also obtain two smaller plots - one owned by Henry's cousin Rad McDowell, a combat veteran with a wife and family; the other by Reeve Scott, a young black man whose mother had been Julie's childhood Mammy. But neither Rad nor Reeve is interested in selling and they form an unprecedented black and white partnership to improve their land. Although infuriated by the turn of events, Henry remains determined to push through the big land deal. And when Reeve's mother Rose dies, Henry tries to persuade his wife to charge Reeve with illegal ownership of his property, confident the the bigoted Judge Purcell will rule against a Negro.
Directing | Otto Preminger | Director |
Writing | Thomas C. Ryan | Screenplay |
Writing | Horton Foote | Screenplay |
Production | Otto Preminger | Producer |
Camera | Milton Krasner | Director of Photography |
Camera | Loyal Griggs | Director of Photography |
Editing | Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
Editing | James Wells | Editor |
Sound | Hugo Montenegro | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Robert B. Shepard | Playback Singer |
Editing | Tony de Zarraga | Editor |
Art | Gene Callahan | Production Design |
Art | John Godfrey | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Frederic Jones | Hairdresser |
Costume & Make-Up | Web Overlander | Makeup Artist |
Production | Stephen F. Kesten | Production Manager |
Production | Eva Monley | Production Manager |
Directing | John G. Avildsen | Assistant Director |
Directing | Burtt Harris | Assistant Director |
Directing | Howard Joslin | Assistant Director |
Art | Gordon Gurnee | Assistant Art Director |
Sound | John F. Link | Sound Effects Editor |
Camera | Andrew Callaghan | Camera Operator |
Camera | Duke Callaghan | Camera Operator |
Camera | Morris Rosen | Key Grip |
Costume & Make-Up | Hope Bryce | Costume Coordinator |
Editing | Connie Roese | Negative Cutter |
Directing | Marshall Schlom | Script Supervisor |
Production | Sam Bernstein | Production Accountant |