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A Father for Charlie

A Father for Charlie

1995TV Movie⏱️ 1h 30m
DramaWestern
7
IMDB Rating
404 votes

Based on a true story. A poor black sharecropper strikes up an unlikely friendship with a hostile young white boy - but their budding friendship is threatened by a brutal red-neck sheriff.

Director
Jeff Bleckner
Writers
N/A
Stars
Louis Gossett Jr., Joseph Mazzello, James Greene
Release Date
January 1, 1995
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 7
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Walter Osgood
Joseph Mazzello
Joseph Mazzello
as Charlie
James Greene
James Greene
as Sam - the banker
Don Swayze
Don Swayze
as Reuben Cantwell
David Hart
David Hart
as Woodrow
William Lucking
William Lucking
as Argus
Jack Kehler
Jack Kehler
Mark Cabus
Mark Cabus
Patrick Labyorteaux
Patrick Labyorteaux
as Postmaster
William Fichtner
William Fichtner
as Sheriff

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Walt Disney's Golden Oak Ranch - 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA
Production
Elkins Entertainment, Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions, Jacobs/Gardner Productions

🏷️ Keywords

man boy friendshipkilling a horsefirewhippingku klux klan

🎯 Categories

DramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Love builds up slowly but surely
by St_John1999-03-03
9/10

"A must see for those out there who prefer watching movies which are touching or rather sensitive. I went everywhere to look for this film after watching it on TV. I knew i had to own it because it's one film that really showed me that LOVE is mystical. This movie is basically all about racial discrimination but to my point of view, I captured something even greater. A LOVE bond which could not possibly happen, really happened. I do not want to elaborate more on this film because it cannot be described unless you watch it. Believe me, it's really worth watching and if tears do not rol..."

📖 Synopsis

Based on a true story. A poor black sharecropper strikes up an unlikely friendship with a hostile young white boy - but their budding friendship is threatened by a brutal red-neck sheriff.