Synopsis
Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of sharecroppers live in rural Georgia where their ancestors were once wealthy planters. Their slapstick existence is threatened by a bank's plans to take over the land for more profitable farming.
Facts
Based on
Tobacco Road
Setting
Georgia
Production
20th Century Studios
Original language
English
Stills
Festival History
- Viennale 2004 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 1963 generic
