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Resting Place

  • TV Movie
  • 19861986
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
580
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POPULARITY
26,933
2,234
Resting Place (1986)
Drama
The mysterious death of an army officer comes under investigation by Major Kendall Laird as the young soldier's parents seek an honorable burial place, out of respect for their son. The pare... Read allThe mysterious death of an army officer comes under investigation by Major Kendall Laird as the young soldier's parents seek an honorable burial place, out of respect for their son. The parents are assisted by their neighbor, Mrs. McAlister, in their patriotic and racially divide... Read allThe mysterious death of an army officer comes under investigation by Major Kendall Laird as the young soldier's parents seek an honorable burial place, out of respect for their son. The parents are assisted by their neighbor, Mrs. McAlister, in their patriotic and racially divided community.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
580
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
26,933
2,234
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    • Director
      • John Korty
    • Writer
      • Walter Halsey Davis
    • Stars
      • John Lithgow
      • Richard Bradford
      • Morgan Freeman
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Korty
    • Writer
      • Walter Halsey Davis
    • Stars
      • John Lithgow
      • Richard Bradford
      • Morgan Freeman
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    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 nominations total

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    John Lithgow
    John Lithgow
    • Maj. Kendall Laird
    Richard Bradford
    Richard Bradford
    • Gen. Willard P. Hauer
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Luther Johnson
    G.D. Spradlin
    G.D. Spradlin
    • Sam Jennings
    CCH Pounder
    CCH Pounder
    • Ada Johnson
    Frances Sternhagen
    Frances Sternhagen
    • Eudora McCallister
    M. Emmet Walsh
    M. Emmet Walsh
    • Sarge
    John Philbin
    John Philbin
    • Bradford Erskine
    Brian Tarantina
    Brian Tarantina
    • Sp4 Beyer
    Richard Brooks
    Richard Brooks
    • Booker T. Douglas
    Tegan West
    • Mervyn Oliver
    Buck Herron
    • Pvt. Porter
    Bob Hannah
    Bob Hannah
    • Col. Richard Holmby
    Mert Hatfield
    • Police Chief
    Hugh Jarrett
    • Oster
    Denise Mickelbury
    • Eleanor Clark
    Wallace Wilkinson
    Wallace Wilkinson
    • Ezra Cooper
    Charles Kahlenberg
    • Businessman #1
    • Director
      • John Korty
    • Writer
      • Walter Halsey Davis
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    • Quotes

      [repeated lines]

      Maj. Kendall Laird: Why didn't you followed him?

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      Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

    User reviews11

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    Top review
    10/10
    Excellent Story !!!
    I just saw this movie recently by way of a DVD that I rented. As the "voice of experience" from having previously served in the US Army in the same duty as John Lithgow's character ... I must say that he did one Hell of a good job! I was totally amazed! I usually associate this actor with roles that are "dumb & goofy" ... but he amazed me by performing in a very serious role. The character traits were perfect. The costumes were on target for that period. It was even filmed on location at an army post in Georgia which is where the fictional story was to have taken place. I especially liked the ending when the combined efforts of the men in the (mostly white) Platoon became the force that turned the tide of southern racism and finally allowed a hero to be buried in a place where he originally had NOT been welcome for no other reason than the color of his skin. I grew up in Georgia and even during that same time period of the early 1970s, there were still small communities where the mindset of certain people was still like the 1950s before Civil Rights had taken effect. But overall, I felt that this film was excellent and really did NOT get the attention that it truly deserved when it was first released. Hallmark should replay this once again.

    ---LTC Ralph Mitchell, US Army (ret)
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    • Release date
      • April 27, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame: Resting Place (#35.2)
    • Filming locations
      • Covington, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
      • Marian Rees Associates
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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