A TRUE STORY

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Year: 1999
Genre: Drama
Country: United States
Format: Color
Duration: 111 min.
Original title: The Straight Story
Address: David Lynch
Production: Mary Sweeney and Neal Edelstein
Script: John Roach y Mary Sweeney
Fotografía: Freddie Francis
Música: Angelo Badalamenti
Premiere USA: 15 October of 1999
Debut Spain: 18 February's 2000
USA fundraising: 6,000,000 $
Starring: Richard Farnsworth (Alvin Straight), Sissy Spacek (Rosie Straight), Donald Wiegert (GIS), Everett McGill (Tom), Barbara E. Robertson (The deer woman), Joseph a.. Carpenter (Bud), Jane Galloway Heitz (Dorothy), Harry Dean Stanton (Lyle Straight)

Synopsis: A true story is based on a true incident in 1994, starring an old man's 73 years, Alvin Straight, She traveled from Laurens, Iowa, Mt. Zion in Wisconsin, mounted on the mower John Deere. Alvin decides to start this journey to be reunited with his brother who is seriously ill and that is not spoken since more than 10 years. Given their lack of vision and shortage of money you decide to lead the tour in your mower. A journey hundreds of kilometres that Lavin took over 6 weeks to make.

Thanks to Laura Valero. Extracted from CineCin