Dewey Balfa
Actor · 1927 – 1992 · Grand Louis, Louisiana, USA
Movies2
Movie6.8ThrillerWarA squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.
Southern Comfort
1981 · 373 votes
MovieDocumentaryMusicDocumentary about the rapidly fading Cajun culture in rural Louisiana. About half of the tape focuses on Nathan Abshire, "Mr. Accordion," who performs traditional music with his band and talks about the old life. The other major focus of the tape is the celebration of Cajun Mardi Gras.