Noon Wine

A dark tragedy about a farmer's futile act of homicide that takes place on a small dairy farm in southern Texas during the 1890s. Sam Peckinpah directed this original adaptation of the Katherine Anne Porter novel for ABC, and the project became an hour-long presentation for ABC Stage 67, premiering on Nov. 23, 1966.

7

51 min

Cast

Jason Robards

as Royal Earle Thompson

Olivia de Havilland

as Ellie Thompson

Theodore Bikel

as Homer T. Hatch

Per Oscarsson

as Olaf Helton

Robert Emhardt

as Burleigh

Steve Sanders

as Arthur

Ben Johnson

as Sheriff Barbee

Peter Robbins

as Herbert

L.Q. Jones

as Deputy

Jill Andre

as Pearl

Joan Tompkins

as Meg

Director

Sam Peckinpah