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Resting Place

6.3/10
TMDB18 votes
1986Original: English100 min

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.

Genres: Drama
Cast: John Lithgow, Morgan Freeman, CCH Pounder, Frances Sternhagen, Richard Brooks

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About Resting Place

Military honors knows no color

Resting Place (1986) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by John Korty. The cast includes John Lithgow, Morgan Freeman, CCH Pounder, Frances Sternhagen.

Released
1986-04-27
Original language
English
Runtime
100 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Marian Rees Associates, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Directors
John Korty
Writers
Walter Halsey Davis

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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.

Who stars in Resting Place?

John Lithgow, Morgan Freeman, CCH Pounder, Frances Sternhagen, Richard Brooks, Richard Bradford. See the cast cards above for character names.

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