6.3Resting Place · 1986
Resting Place (1986) is a Drama film directed by John Korty, starring John Lithgow, Morgan Freeman, CCH Pounder.
Drama
6.3Overview
A television movie set in Rockville, Georgia, in 1972. Major Kendall Laird, a Survival Assistance Officer, arrives in this sleepy little town with the body of Lieutenant Dwyte Johnson, a Vietnam war hero. It's Laird's job to help Johnson's parents bury their son. But since the dead hero was black, his parents are turned away by the white racists who maintain the town's "all-white" cemetery.
Cast
John Lithgow, Morgan Freeman, CCH Pounder, Frances Sternhagen, Richard Brooks, Richard Bradford, G.D. Spradlin, M. Emmet Walsh
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What is "Resting Place" about?
A television movie set in Rockville, Georgia, in 1972. Major Kendall Laird, a Survival Assistance Officer, arrives in this sleepy little town with the body of Lieutenant Dwyte Johnson, a Vietnam war hero. It's Laird's job to help Johnson's parents bury their son. But since the dead hero was black, his parents are turned away by the white racists who maintain the town's "all-white" cemetery.
When was "Resting Place" released?
Resting Place was released in 1986.
Who stars in "Resting Place"?
The cast includes John Lithgow, Morgan Freeman, CCH Pounder, Frances Sternhagen.
