Plot Summary
Ab Snopes (Tommy Lee Jones) is a Southern tenant farmer whose unrelenting and violent nature proves to be his undoing in William Faulkner's Barn Burning. Snopes sets his employer's barn on fire when he thinks he's been treated unfairly. His son, Sarty, is horrified. Snopes escapes justice for lack of proof, but he and his family are told to move on. No sooner do they move than Snopes is offended by his new rich employer. Torn between trying to win his father's acceptance and his aversion to what his father will do, Sarty must make a decision and act quickly. Adapted by Academy Award winning screenwriter Horton Foote, Faulkner's complex world of class divisions and hostile family relationships comes to life through a boy's attempt to liberate himself from hatred and poverty.
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Director & Crew
Peter Werner
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 5.4/10 based on 5 votes.
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Barn Burning was directed by Peter Werner and released in 1980.
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Barn Burning has a runtime of 0 hours and 41 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1980-03-17
- Status
- Released