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The Southerner ()

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The life of the poor Tucker family who worked as cotton pluggers and decided to get their own ground, but nature was against them.
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Sam Tucker
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Nona Tucker
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Granny
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Harmie
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Tim
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Mama
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Finley
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Lizzie
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Ruston
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Becky
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Doctor
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Bartender
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Uncle Pete (as Paul Burns)
Jay Gilpin ...
Jot
Jean Vanderwilt ...
Daisy
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Townsman (uncredited)
Nora Bush ...
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Grace Christy ...
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Russell Meeker ...
Townsman (uncredited)
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Store Customer (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall ...
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Lucile Sewall ...
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Bunny Sunshine ...
Little Girl (uncredited)
Glen Walters ...
Townswoman / Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jean Renoir

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Hugo Butler ... (adaptation by)
 
George Sessions Perry ... (from the novel "Hold Autumn In Your Hand" by)
 
Jean Renoir ... (screenplay by)
 
William Faulkner ... () (uncredited)
 
Nunnally Johnson ... () (uncredited)

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Robert Hakim ... producer (produced by)
David L. Loew ... producer (produced by)
Samuel Rheiner ... associate producer

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Werner Janssen ... (musical score)

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Lucien N. Andriot ... director of photography (as Lucien Andriot)

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Gregg G. Tallas

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Eugène Lourié ... (as Eugene Lourie)

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Joe C. Gilpin ... production manager

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Robert Aldrich ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Frank Webster ... sound
Jack Whitney ... sound (uncredited)

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Werner Janssen ... conductor: the Janssen Symphony Orchestra

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Paula Walling ... dialogue director
Larry Ginsberg ... publicist (uncredited)
Jack Mulcahy ... publicist (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Sam Tucker, a cotton picker in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own cotton crop. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood and a jealous neighbor. Can they make it as farmers? Directed by Jean Renoir, starring Zachary Scott and Betty Field. Written by George S. Davis

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Taglines The picture that never lets go of your heart! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Hold Autumn in Your Heart (United States)
  • L'homme du Sud (France)
  • El sureño (Spain)
  • Mindennapi kenyér (Hungary)
  • Sklavos tis gis (Greece)
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  • 92 min
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Budget $750,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Based on the novel "Hold Autumn in your Hand", by George Sessions Perry, which won the first National Book Award in 1941. See more »
Goofs When Finley whipped the cows the dog disappeared for a second Indicating a film cut. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019). See more »
Quotes Granny: Sam Tucker. My own grandson, gone crazy as a bedbug.
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