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The Straight story [videorecording] /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 20452 | Walt Disney Home VideoLanguage: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1999?]Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 0788823337
  • 9780788823336
Uniform titles:
  • Straight story (Motion picture).
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 813.54 L987s 21
LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .S77353 1999
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Mary Sweeney ; music, Angelo Badalamenti.
Awards:
  • New York Film Critics Circle: best actor (Farnsworth), best cinematography; 1999 Screen International Award: best picture (Non-European).
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD 0139 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 16050089957

DVD lacks chapter stops.

Originally released as motion picture in 1999.

Run time: approx. 112 min.

DVD; Dolby digital 5.1; 2.35:1 aspect ratio; letterbox format.

In English. Closed-captioned.

New York Film Critics Circle: best actor (Farnsworth), best cinematography; 1999 Screen International Award: best picture (Non-European).

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