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Also known as Southerner

1945 film by Jean Renoir

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6.6

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?

Released: 1945-04-3092 minDir: Jean RenoirDrama

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

Themes

  • texas
  • migrant farmworker
  • farmer
  • sharecropper
  • cotton picker

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

4,325 votes

Year
1945
Runtime
92 min
Genres
Drama, Western

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Jean Renoir
Screenwriter
Jean Renoir
Cast member
Almira Sessions
Cinematographer
Lucien Andriot
Narrative location
Texas
Duration
92
FilmAffinity ID
420259
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Zachary Scott-Betty Field in The Southerner.jpg
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Commons category
The Southerner (1945 film)
publication date
1945-01-01
title
The Southerner
film editor
Gregg G. Tallas
distributed by
Netflix
production designer
Eugène Lourié
set in environment
farm
set in period
1940s
review score
93%
copyright status
public domain
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