A cantankerous widower (Garner) who is virtually living the life of a recluse is forced to rejoin his community when his Godchild (Skaggs) gets in trouble and a childhood friend (Cobbs), a black tenant farmer, refuses to belatedly accept a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in World War II.
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James Garner | Albert Sidney Finch |
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Judith Ivey | Terry Novis |
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Ruby Dee | Rowena |
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Bill Cobbs | Gee Pennywell |
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Laurence Fishburne | Michael Waring, DOD Man |
| Jo Anderson | Loreen Wendell | |
| Norm Skaggs | Billy Wendell |
Directing |
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| Robert Markowitz | Director |
Production |
| Dick Gallegly | Producer |
| Marian Rees | Producer |
Writing |
| Robert W. Lenski | Writer |