Third-generation Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson may have gotten out of Vietnam alive, but he left a part of himself behind. Now he methodically tends his bees, carefully provides for his two grandchildren and keeps his emotions at bay. But when a long-buried secret threatens Ulee's business and family, he is forced to break through his emotional walls and confront the terror of his wounded spirit.
Peter Fonda
Ulee Jackson
Patricia Richardson
Connie Hope
Christine Dunford
Helen Jackson
Tom Wood
Jimmy Jackson
Jessica Biel
Casey Jackson
Vanessa Zima
Penny Jackson
Steven Flynn
Eddie Flowers
Dewey Weber
Ferris Doley
J. Kenneth Campbell
Sheriff Bill Floyd
Traber Burns
Chance Barrow
Ulee's Gold is a drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of florida, parent child relationship, stolen money, dysfunctional family, stabbing, bank robbery. Directed by Victor Nuñez, it stars Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Christine Dunford. Third-generation Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson may have gotten out of Vietnam alive, but he left a part of himself behind. Now he methodically tends his bees, carefully provides for his two grandchildren and keeps his emotions at bay. But when a long-buried secret threatens Ulee's business and family, he is forced to break through his emotional walls and confront the terror of his wounded spirit.
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