- Actors: Louis Gossett Jr., Joseph Mazzello, James Greene, Don Swayze, David Hart
- Directors: Jeff Bleckner
- Writers: H. Haden Yelin
- Producers: Louis Gossett Jr., Dennis Considine, H. Haden Yelin, Hillard Elkins, Katie Jacobs
- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Odyssey
- DVD Release Date: 8 Oct 2001
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00005OW33
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 55,162 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
High Lonesome (1995) is a made-for-TV movie, otherwise known as A Father for Charlie. It's set in the American South in the Depression and tells of the friendship between Walter, a black sharecropper (Louis Gossett Jr) and Charlie, a small white boy. Though the film's motives are honourable in its attempt at dealing with white racism, the story is implausible in its assumptions (would a black man have been allowed to foster a white boy at that time?) and deeply sentimental, not least in the last-minute conversion of the virulently racist local sheriff.
On the DVD: The quality of the sound and image is adequate, but there are no extras apart from trailers. --Ed Buscombe
DVD Description
DVD Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
About The Film
About the Stars
Trailers
Picture Format: PAL 4:3 Academy
Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: none
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Format:DVD
This was a real heart strings film, it was a film that really bought a lump to your throat and was so taken by the child actors they were the stars.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
a subtle movie with Gosset and Mazzello
3 Dec 2000
I just bought this movie after I had seen it on tv. So why buy it? Well I guess it was because of the actors delivering a good performance; Gossett jr. and Mazzello are a safe choice to get energy in the film. This movie tells the story of a small boy who has a hard time getting raised by a father who isn't to keen on black people, let's call him a racist. This reflects on the boy at first but after some dramatic moments he has the insight that blacks are people just like everybody else. The storyline is very thin, but Joseph Mazzello and Louis Gossett jr. lift the film to a good level. Mazzello is adoring in his sorrow and hope. Gossett is a kewl adult, who teaches a kid the basic elements of fatherly love. The film would do a great job on schools as an introduction to prejudice and biggotism. So I guess I can recommend this film to anyone who cares.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Love trumps hate
28 Feb 2009
Format:VHS Tape
This is absolutely one of my favorite movies, ever. I was lucky enough to capture it on VHS way back when it first aired 10+ years ago. I have watched my old VHS version over and over again, and have shared it so many times with extended family, that I finally decided it was time to upgrade to DVD. What I adore so much about this story is the powerful portrayal of how love and undeserved mercy can reverse the effects of hate, and win the enemy over to higher thinking and being. The story illustrates the greatest height of human character: a willingness to choose to "do good to those who persecute you." Add to this the old-fashioned charm of yester-year (the setting is the era of the great depression); and add the truly excellent performances of the cast, and you have a timeless, beautiful treasure on film. If you prefer to see the good guys win, and win big, then you'll love this movie. Due to the historically accurate racial violence in the film, I recommend parents of very young children watch it first to determine appropriateness. Otherwise it is family programming at its very best. Thank you Hollywood!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A shameful part of American history
3 Nov 2008
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Lous Gossett, Jr. did again, with the help of a talented young actor. Together and wove an intimate, touching story that dealt with the harsh realities of life in the old, wild west; a time where the color of a person's skin determines whether he stay alive or not.
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