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The Resource The Straight story, Walt Disney Pictures ; a Picture Factory production in association with Le Studio Canal+ and Film Four ; produced by Mary Sweeney, Neal Edelstein ; directed by David Lynch

The Straight story, Walt Disney Pictures ; a Picture Factory production in association with Le Studio Canal+ and Film Four ; produced by Mary Sweeney, Neal Edelstein ; directed by David Lynch

Label
The Straight story
Title
The Straight story
Statement of responsibility
Walt Disney Pictures ; a Picture Factory production in association with Le Studio Canal+ and Film Four ; produced by Mary Sweeney, Neal Edelstein ; directed by David Lynch
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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
Awards note
New York Film Critics Circle: best actor (Farnsworth), best cinematography; 1999 Screen International Award: best picture (Non-European).
Cataloging source
NTG
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Mary Sweeney ; music, Angelo Badalamenti
Language note
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
PerformerNote
Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1946-
  • 1920-2000
  • 1926-2017
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Lynch, David
  • Sweeney, Mary
  • Edelstein, Neal
  • Farnsworth, Richard
  • Spacek, Sissy
  • Stanton, Harry Dean
  • Roach, John
  • Walt Disney Pictures
  • Picture Factory
  • Studio Canal+
  • Film Four International
Runtime
112
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Families
  • Reconciliation
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The Straight story, Walt Disney Pictures ; a Picture Factory production in association with Le Studio Canal+ and Film Four ; produced by Mary Sweeney, Neal Edelstein ; directed by David Lynch
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.)
Isbn
9780788823336
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 717951010117
  • 717951010117
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 20452
  • 10049763
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (IWhN)ocm45382041
  • (Sirsi) o45382041
  • (TMQ) o45382041
  • 25278
  • 25278
  • (OCoLC)ocm45382041
  • (Sirsi) o45382041
  • (TMQ) o45382041
  • 25278
  • 25278
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The Straight story, Walt Disney Pictures ; a Picture Factory production in association with Le Studio Canal+ and Film Four ; produced by Mary Sweeney, Neal Edelstein ; directed by David Lynch
Publication
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.)
Isbn
9780788823336
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 717951010117
  • 717951010117
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 20452
  • 10049763
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (IWhN)ocm45382041
  • (Sirsi) o45382041
  • (TMQ) o45382041
  • 25278
  • 25278
  • (OCoLC)ocm45382041
  • (Sirsi) o45382041
  • (TMQ) o45382041
  • 25278
  • 25278
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD

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