The Oldest Living Graduate

Overview

Henry Fonda stars as Col. J. C. Kincaid, crusty patriarch of a Texas family. Kincaid's weak-willed son Floyd (George Grizzard) wants to get into the old man's good graces so that he can develop the Colonel's vast land ownings. Floyd arranges a city-wide celebration lauding Kincaid as the oldest living graduate of a nearby military academy. The festivities serve only to make the already sour Kincaid even more truculent and miserable. Adapted from Preston Jones' 1974 play and originally telecast live from Dallas' Southern Methodist University on April 7, 1980.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 7, 1980

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Gideon Productions

Cast

George Grizzard,John Lithgow,Allyn Ann McLerie,David Ogden Stiers,Penelope Milford,Harry Dean Stanton,Henry Fonda,Cloris Leachman,Timothy Hutton

Director

Jack Hofsiss

Writer

Preston Jones

Producer

David W. Rintels,Gareth Davies

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0081273