| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Widescreen version. |
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Originally released as motion picture. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Mary Sweeney ; music, Angelo Badalamenti. |
| Cast |
Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton. |
| Summary |
Based on a true story about 73-year-old Alvin Straight who embarks on a dangerous and emotional journey to make amends with his 75-year-old brother Lyle before his brother dies. Alvin can no longer drive a car because of his eyesight and has to walk with 2 canes, but he climbs aboard his 1966 John Deere lawnmower and drives the 260-mile course from Laurens, Iowa to Mt. Zion, Wis. |
| Audience |
Rated G. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Awards |
New York Film Critics Circle: best actor (Farnsworth), best cinematography; 1999 Screen International Award: best picture (Non-European). |
| Subject |
Straight, Alvin -- Drama.
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Feature films -- Videodiscs.
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Families -- Middle West -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Reconciliation -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Drama. |
| Added Author |
Lynch, David, 1946-
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Farnsworth, Richard, 1920-2000., actor.
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Spacek, Sissy.
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Stanton, Harry Dean, 1926-
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| ISBN |
0788823337 |
| Music No. |
20452 Walt Disney Home Video |
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