A family of determined and resourceful sharecroppers struggle to make a go of it growing cotton in Texas. Jean Renoir, who wrote the script, was Oscar-nominated for Best Director., The Southerner was Jean Renoir’s favorite of his American films. Shot on location, the film stars Zachary Scott as a sharecropper who yearns for a place of his own. On a tiny, scraggly patch of land, Scott tries to make a go of things, along with his wife Betty Field, his grandmother Beulah Bondi, and his children Jean Vanderwilt (aka Bunny Sunshine) and Jay Gilpin. Though a proud, independent man, Scott is forced by circumstance to seek help from neighboring farmer J. Carroll Naish, whose life experience have left him bitter and vituperative. The two men become enemies, but are reunited by their mutual love of fishing. Scott suffers a setback when a rainstorm destroys his cotton crop. He is about to go wearily back to working for others (specifically, factory owner Charles Kemper, who also narrates the film) when he is convinced by his never-say-die family to persevere on his own. Director Jean Renoir also wrote the script for The Southerner–in fluent English rather than French, as mental exercise. Told at a leisurely, unhurried pace, the film is the one American Renoir effort that comes closest to his “slice of life” dramas of the 1930s. The Southerner was not a box office hit, but did win the effusive praise of critics, not to mention the Venice Film Festival “best picture” award.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Southerner ” ?
A: The main cast includes Zachary Scott,Betty Field,Beulah Bondi,Jean Vanderwilt,Jay Gilpin,Percy Kilbride,Blanche Yurka,Charles Kemper,J. Carrol Naish,Bunny Sunshine,Norman Lloyd,Jack Norworth,Nestor Paiva,Estelle Taylor,Dorothy Granger,Noreen Nash,Rex the Dog,Paul Harvey,Paul E. Burns,Earle Hodgins,Almira Sessions,Florence Bates,Earl Hodgins,Lucien Andriot,William Faulkner,Gregg G. Tallas,George Sessions Perry,Hugo Butler,Eugene Lourie,Nunnally Johnson,Jean Renoir,Gregg Tallas.
Q: When Did the “The Southerner” Released?
A: The Movie “The Southerner” originally aired on 1945-04-30 and released in the year of 1945.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Southerner” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Southerner” ?
A: “The Southerner” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
