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| Title Statement | The straight story [DVD] / a Picture Factory Production in association with Le Stuidio Canal + and Film Four ; produced by Mary Sweeney and Neal Edelsten ; written by John Roach & Mary Sweeney ; directed by David Lynch. |
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| Additional Contributors | Lynch, David,1946- |
| Farnsworth, Richard | |
| Spacek, Sissy | |
| Stanton, Harry Dean,1926- | |
| Publication | Montréal: Alliance Atlantis, [2000] |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (1 hr. 42 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 065935133957 |
| Other Number | 1135173 |
| General Notes | Disc label title. Originally released as a motion picture in 1999. |
| Production Credits | Director of photography, Freddie Francis; production design, Jack Fisk; editor, Mary Sweeney; music, Angelo Badalamenti. |
| Performance Credits | Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: PG. MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Languages | In English and French, with English and French subtitles. |
| System Details | VHS Dolby surround. |
| Terms of Use | For private home use only. |
| Summary | The heartwarming story of elderly Alvin Straight, who wants to make amends with his estranged brother who has suffered a debilitating stroke. He sets off on a six-week, 260-mile journey on his John Deere lawnmower, from Iowa to his brother's home in Wisconsin. Based on a true story, this motion picture was filmed along the actual route that Straight travelled in 1994. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Brothers--Fiction |
| Older men--Fiction | |
| Road films | |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired | |
| Feature films | |
| By Name | Straight, Alvin |
