Overview

Baltimore, 1959. Danny's dad is the only man in the neighborhood who didn't fight in World War II. Danny, who's 12, gets teased and folks make nasty cracks about cowards. An old radio tower on a nearby hill is about to be torn down, and Danny decides to climb it to prove his courage. Help comes from an aging neighbor, Old Man Langer, a former construction foreman who's dying of cancer and wants Danny to help him commit suicide. Langer rigs pulleys and weights to help the lad make the climb. Meanwhile, an aggressive and angry neighbor (an army vet) regularly gets drunk and shoots off his rifle, and Danny's dad must confront him. It all comes to a head one stormy night.

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Cast

John Hurt

Chuck Langer

Gregory Smith

Danny Himes

David Strathairn

Earl Himes

Stephen McHattie

Jack McLaskin

Sarah Buxton

Ruth Langer

Marla Sokoloff

Leslie Himes

Michael Saccente

Ed Langer

Michael Galvin

Father Cronin

Nigel Godfrey

Langer's Doctor

Peter Rowley

Rules Rhodes

Richard Cox

Storeman