The Summer of Ben Tyler photograph

The Summer Of Ben Tyler

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Initial release December 15, 1996
Directors Arthur Allan Seidelman
Composers Van Dyke Parks
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About The Summer Of Ben Tyler


At the onset of World War II, a Southern, white, small-town couple -- attorney Temple Rayburn (James Woods) and his loving wife, Celia (Elizabeth McGovern) -- decide to take in Ben Tyler (Charles Mattocks), the mentally challenged African-American son of their deceased housekeeper. This act of kindness is extremely controversial in their heavily segregated community, and before long the Rayburns find themselves caught in a whirlwind of political and moral issues. … MORE

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