A dark tragedy about a farmer's futile act of homicide that takes place on a small dairy farm in southern Texas during the 1890s. Sam Peckinpah directed this original adaptation of the Katherine Anne Porter novel for ABC, and the project became an hour-long presentation for ABC Stage 67, premiering on Nov. 23, 1966.
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as Royal Earle Thompson
DeceasedBorn: July 26, 1922
Died: December 26, 2000
Age at death: 78
as Ellie Thompson
DeceasedBorn: July 1, 1916
Died: July 26, 2020
Age at death: 104
as Homer T. Hatch
DeceasedBorn: May 2, 1924
Died: July 21, 2015
Age at death: 91
as Olaf Helton
DeceasedBorn: January 28, 1927
Died: December 31, 2010
Age at death: 83
as Burleigh
DeceasedBorn: July 24, 1914
Died: December 26, 1994
Age at death: 80
as Arthur
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Sheriff Barbee
DeceasedBorn: June 13, 1918
Died: April 8, 1996
Age at death: 77
as Herbert
DeceasedBorn: August 10, 1956
Died: January 18, 2022
Age at death: 65
as Deputy
DeceasedBorn: August 19, 1927
Died: July 9, 2022
Age at death: 94
as Pearl
AliveBorn: February 16, 1935
Age: 91
New York City, New York, USA
as Meg
DeceasedBorn: July 9, 1915
Died: January 29, 2005
Age at death: 89