As Summers Die
| As Summers Die | |
|---|---|
 VHS cover | |
| Directed by | Jean-Claude Tramont |
| Written by |
Jeff Andrus Winston Groom (novel) |
| Starring |
Jamie Lee Curtis Bette Davis Scott Glenn |
| Cinematography | Ernest Day |
| Distributed by |
HBO Pictures Thorn EMI |
Release dates | May 18, 1986 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
As Summers Die is a 1986 drama film directed by Jean-Claude Tramont. It was filmed in Georgia as a made for HBO original movie and later released on VHS.[1]
It stars Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bette Davis and Beah Richards. The film is loosely based on Winston Groom's 1980 novel of the same name and set in 1950's segregationist southern Louisiana.[2]
Cast
- Scott Glenn ... Willie Croft
- Jamie Lee Curtis ... Whitsey Loftin
- Bette Davis ... Hannah Loftin
- John Randolph ... Augustus Tompkins
- Beah Richards ... Elvira Backus
- Ron O'Neal ... Daniel Backus
- Bruce McGill ... V.D. Skinner
- Richard Venture ... Brevard Holt
- John McIntire ... Judge Dudley McCormack
- Penny Fuller ... Marci Holt
- Paul Roebling ... Percy Holt
- CCH Pounder ... Priscilla
- Tammy Baldwin ... Wanda