A Death in the Family (2002)
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Adapted from James Agee's posthumously published, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Death in the Family is set in Knoxville, TN, in 1915. The death of husband and father Jay Follett (John Slattery) in a car accident has profound and long-reaching effects upon his wife, Mary (Annabeth Gish), and his… More Adapted from James Agee's posthumously published, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Death in the Family is set in Knoxville, TN, in 1915. The death of husband and father Jay Follett (John Slattery) in a car accident has profound and long-reaching effects upon his wife, Mary (Annabeth Gish), and his sensitive, seven-year-old son, Rufus (Austin Wolff). At the core of the crisis is Mary's prickly relationship with her own family, exacerbated by her late husband's unwillingness to "go with the flow" in terms of religion and race relations. The kindly intervention of Mary's free-spirited artist brother, Andrew (David Alford), enables her and her son to go on with their lives. Told from Rufus' point of view, the novel version of Death in the Family had previously served as the source for the Broadway play and film All the Way Home. This production, filmed on-location in Tennessee, was telecast by PBS on March 25, 2002 as part of Masterpiece Theatre's "American Collection." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gilbert Cates
- Genres
- Drama, Television
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 21, 2003 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Bob Wake, culturevulture.net
Doesn't aim as high as the novel, but it succeeds overall in its quiet competence and modest intentions.
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Cast
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Matthew Carlton
as Walter Starr
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Kathleen Chalfant
as Aunt Hannah
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James Cromwell
as Joel Lynch
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Annabeth Gish
as Mary Follett
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Bill Raymond
as Father Jackson
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John Slattery
as Jay Follett
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Mac Pirkle
as Harbison's Salesman
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David Alford
as Andrew Lynch
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Austin Wolff
as Rufus Follett
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Christopher Strand
as Ralph Follet
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Margaret Asker
as Catherine Lynch
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Danny Beene
as Blacksmith
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Dave Ducey
as Local Farmer
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Reed Alexaner
as Schoolboy 1
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Andrew Willis
as Schoolboy 2
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Louden Wright
as Schoolboy 3
- Dan Beene
- Reed Alexander
