Resting Place
1986, English. Directed by John Korty.
Military honors knows no color
A television movie set in Rockville, Georgia, in 1972. Major Kendall Laird, a Survival Assistance Officer, arrives in this sleepy little town with the body of Lieutenant Dwyte Johnson, a Vietnam war hero. It's Laird's job to help Johnson's parents bury their son. But since the dead hero was black, his parents are turned away by the white racists who maintain the town's "all-white" cemetery.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
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- Released
- 27 April 1986
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Walter Halsey Davis
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Resting Place runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Resting Place is rated PG in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
Which OTT platform is Resting Place on?
Resting Place isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 April 1986. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Resting Place?
Resting Place (1986) was directed by John Korty and stars John Lithgow, Morgan Freeman, CCH Pounder.