Drama · United States of America · 1945 · 1h 32m

The Southerner

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Director
Jean Renoir
Cast
Zachary Scott as Sam Tucker Betty Field as Nona Tucker J. Carrol Naish as Devers Beulah Bondi as Granny Tucker Percy Kilbride as W. Harmie Charles Kemper as Tim
Crew
Lucien N. Andriot — Director of Photography Gregg Tallas — Editor Werner Janssen — Original Music Composer Jean Renoir — Writer Nunnally Johnson — Writer William Faulkner — Writer
Tagline

The picture that never lets go of your heart!

Synopsis

Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own cotton crop. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood, and a jealous neighbor. Can they make it as farmers?

Mood & Themes
texasmigrant farmworkerfarmersharecroppercotton picker
Key Collaborators
Jean Renoir Director Lucien N. Andriot Director of Photography Gregg Tallas Editor Werner Janssen Original Music Composer Jean Renoir Writer Nunnally Johnson Writer William Faulkner Writer George Sessions Perry Novel Eugène Lourié Production Design
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