Overview
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
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DirectorRichard Brooks
WriterRichard Brooks, James Poe
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dying and deathdepressionindividualsuicidejealousyhusband wife relationshipsouthern usamississippi riverplantationpatriarchbased on play or musicalinheritancesibling rivalrybrother against brothercynicalalcoholicdying fatherfamily conflictangryfather son conflict
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$3M
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$18M
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835
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026