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The Gardener's Son(Movie, 1977)

Original title: "Visions: The Gardener's Son" (English/EN)
1h 53min | Genre: Drama
The Gardener's SonRating: 2.9/5 (with 22 votes)
The Gardener's Son is a 1977 American historical crime drama television film directed by Richard Pearce and written by Cormac McCarthy. Set in the company town of Graniteville, South Carolina during the Reconstruction era, the story is based on a real historical 1876 murder and subsequent trial. The Gardener's Son dramatizes the tensions between the working-class McEvoy family and the wealthy Greggs, whose patriarch owned the town cotton mill. Brad Dourif stars as Robert McEvoy, a disgruntled amputee who in 1876 killed James Gregg (Kevin Conway). The plot presents the complex material and psychological conditions for the crime while leaving the ultimate question of motive ambiguous. The public television station KCET produced the film as the twelfth entry in its anthology series Visions. Pearce, known as a documentarian, was new to filming a fictionalized story. He learned of the story of the McEvoys and Greggs in a footnote from a biogr... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Gardener's Son

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design

About The Gardener's Son

Based on true events which took place in the mill town of Graniteville, South Carolina in 1876, the story follows the rich Greggs, who run the mill, and the poor McEvoys, who work there. The animosity between their sons leads to tragedy.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Made by: KCET
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 01/06/1977
Director: Richard Pearce
Screenwriter: Cormac McCarthy
Executive Producer: Barbara Schultz
Film Editor: Norman Gay
Director of Photography: Fred Murphy
Composer: Charles Gross
Costume designer: Ruth Morley
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Der Sohn des Gärtners"
Budget: 200,000 USD

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