Paris Trout is a 1991 made-for-television drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, starring Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, and Ed Harris.[1]
| Paris Trout | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Gyllenhaal |
| Written by | Pete Dexter |
| Based on | Paris Trout by Pete Dexter |
| Produced by | Frank Konigsberg Larry Sanitsky |
| Starring | Dennis Hopper Barbara Hershey Ed Harris |
| Cinematography | Robert Elswire |
| Edited by | Harvey Rosenstock |
| Music by | David Shire |
| Distributed by | Palace Pictures |
Release date | April 20, 1991 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It is based on the novel Paris Trout by author Pete Dexter.[1]
Paris Trout is an unrepentant racist in 1949 Georgia. The greedy and paranoid shopkeeper murders the sister of a black man who refuses to repay Trout’s IOU. When Trout is arrested for the crime, he is stunned and enraged, showing himself to be a man of the Old South. Lawyer Harry Seagraves arrives to calm the waters in court but is soon caught in crimes of his own, including a dangerous and doomed affair with Trout's wife.
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