Set in Georgia during the late 1940s, a Polish refugee, Mr. Guizac, is relocated by a priest to work on Mrs. McIntyre’s farm. Quickly the industrious and clever Mr. Guizac becomes a threat to the other farmworkers. Soon all are plotting Mr. Guizac’s downfall until fate unexpectedly takes a hand.
Director: Glenn Jordan.
Writers: Flannery O’Connor (short story), Horton Foote (teleplay).
Stars: Irene Worth, Shirley Stoler, Lane Smith, John Houseman, Robert Earl Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Noam Yerushalmi.
Anything written by Horton Foote is a pleasure to watch. I’ve never seen anything Samuel L. Jackson appeared in prior to RAGTIME