Decoration Day
1990, English. Directed by Robert Markowitz.
A cantankerous widower (Garner) who is virtually living the life of a recluse is forced to rejoin his community when his Godchild (Skaggs) gets in trouble and a childhood friend (Cobbs), a black tenant farmer, refuses to belatedly accept a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in World War II.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Decoration Day is streaming on fuboTV, Philo, and Hallmark+ in India.
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Cast & crew
- Robert MarkowitzDirector
- James GarnerAlbert Sidney Finch
- Judith IveyTerry Novis
- Ruby DeeRowena
- Bill CobbsGee Pennywell
- Laurence FishburneMichael Waring, DOD Man
- Jo AndersonLoreen Wendell
- Norm SkaggsBilly Wendell
- Wallace WilkinsonJudge Wesley
- Jonathan PeckYoung Gee
- Ric ReitzYoung Albert
- Jeff Young LewisImposter Lieutenant
- Dwionne DickersonFritzie
Details
- Released
- 2 December 1990
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Robert W. Lenski
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Decoration Day runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Decoration Day is streaming on fuboTV, Philo, and Hallmark+ in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Decoration Day?
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Who directed Decoration Day?
Decoration Day (1990) was directed by Robert Markowitz and stars James Garner, Judith Ivey, Ruby Dee.