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(1972) Based on a short story by William Faulkner. In depression-era Mississippi, a reclusive watchman finds a homeless pregnant woman near the mill he's tending, and is determined to nurse her back to health.

Though not a feel-good movie, "Tomorrow" is one of the best American films. Duvall cites it as his favorite role, and many Faulkner fans consider this the most faithful dramatization of his work.

Robert Duvall - Jackson Fentry
Olga Bellin - Sarah Eubanks
Sudie Bond - Mrs. Hulie
Richard McConnell - Isham Russell
Peter Masterson - Lawyer Douglas
William Hawley - Papa Fentry
James Franks - Preacher Whitehead
Johnny Mask - Jackson & Longstreet
Effie Green - Storekeeper
Ken Lindley - Judge
R.M. Weaver - Jury Foreman
Dick Dougherty - Buck Thorpe
Jeff Williams - H.T. Bookwright
Jack Simley - Thorpe Brother
Billy Summerford - Thorpe Brother

NOTE: The dialogue in this film is vernacular from the Mississippi Delta region.

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Tags:

• Robert Duvall
• Olga Bellin
• Horton Foote
• Mississippi
• Depression
• abandoned woman
• mill watchman
• cotton farmer
• pregnant woman
• Jackson Fentry
• Mississipi Delta
• Faulkner

[troubadordan]

Thank you for posting this movie. It's a true classic, and Duvall is amazing. First saw it on VHS about 20 years ago, and it's stuck in my head ever since. Incredible - just like reading Faulkner. Duvall is a master at Southern accents. I just watched "Convicts", where he plays a senile Civil War vet in 1901 Texas. Check it out, if you havn't yet.

[samizdrama]

@troubadordan, thank you for the comment and your recommendation!

[JosephHuntington]

"The single finest film of all time." Dr Joseph Huntington



[della1914]

Remembered this movie for years, couldn"t think of the titleor the star. Sometimes I thought it might be a dream of mine. Always thought a Badass was at sometime a good boy. A beloved boy. By someone. It still breaks me.

[roscoefoofoo]

"I just try to be true to the characters, and write about all there is to write about: the complex life of simple truths." -Faulkner

[natolinas]

this is my favourite film

[Kghrt]

Thank you for posting this movie. My favorite.