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The Straight Story(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-10-15
77%
1630 Votes
Time: 1h 52m
A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
Overview:
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America,
United Kingdom,
France
Budget: $10,000,000.00
Revenue: $6,418,028.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Les Films Alain Sarde
The Picture Factory
Movie: The Straight Story
Top 10 Billed Cast
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Sissy Spacek
Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz
Dorothy
Tracey Maloney
Nurse
Dan Flannery
Doctor Gibbons
Jack Walsh
Apple
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