The Oldest Living Graduate

Apr 7, 1980

1h 33m

★ 4.0

Overview

Henry Fonda stars as Col. J. C. Kincaid, crusty patriarch of a Texas family. Kincaid's weak-willed son Floyd (George Grizzard) wants to get into the old man's good graces so that he can develop the Colonel's vast land ownings. Floyd arranges a city-wide celebration lauding Kincaid as the oldest living graduate of a nearby military academy. The festivities serve only to make the already sour Kincaid even more truculent and miserable. Adapted from Preston Jones' 1974 play and originally telecast live from Dallas' Southern Methodist University on April 7, 1980.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

TV Movie

Production Companies

Gideon Productions

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Cast

Col. J.C. Kincaid

Henry Fonda

Floyd Kincaid

George Grizzard

Maureen

Cloris Leachman

Mike

Harry Dean Stanton

Martha Ann

Penelope Milford

Clarence

John Lithgow

Major

David Ogden Stiers

Mrs. Hampton

Allyn Ann McLerie

Cadet

Timothy Hutton

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