The Straight Story
The Straight Story is a 1999 internationally co-produced biographical road drama film directed by David Lynch. The film was edited and produced by Mary Sweeney, Lynch's longtime partner and co-worker. She co-wrote the script with John E. Roach. The film is based on the true story of Alvin Straight's 1994 journey across Iowa and Wisconsin on a lawn mower. Alvin (Richard Farnsworth) is an elderly World War II veteran who lives with his daughter Rose (Sissy Spacek), a kind woman with a mental disability. When he hears that his estranged brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton) has suffered a stroke, Alvin makes up his mind to go visit him and hopefully make amends before he dies. Because Alvin's legs and eyes are too impaired for him to receive a driving license, he hitches a trailer to his recently
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The Straight Story
The Straight Story is a 1999 internationally co-produced biographical road drama film directed by David Lynch. The film was edited and produced by Mary Sweeney, Lynch's longtime partner and co-worker. She co-wrote the script with John E. Roach. The film is based on the true story of Alvin Straight's 1994 journey across Iowa and Wisconsin on a lawn mower. Alvin (Richard Farnsworth) is an elderly World War II veteran who lives with his daughter Rose (Sissy Spacek), a kind woman with a mental disability. When he hears that his estranged brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton) has suffered a stroke, Alvin makes up his mind to go visit him and hopefully make amends before he dies. Because Alvin's legs and eyes are too impaired for him to receive a driving license, he hitches a trailer to his recently
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Eine wahre Geschichte – The St ...... David Lynch aus dem Jahr 1999.
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The Straight Story (Uma Histór ...... 99 baseado numa história real.
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The Straight Story (Una histor ...... 1999 dirigida por David Lynch.
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The Straight Story is a 1999 i ...... Academy Award for Best Actor.
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The Straight Story is een film ...... nario samen met John E. Roach.
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Una storia vera (The Straight ...... rso al 52º Festival di Cannes.
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Une histoire vraie ou Histoire ...... David Lynch et sorti en 1999.
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«Простая история» (англ. The S ...... яется фамилией главного героя.
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『ストレイト・ストーリー』(The Straight Sto ...... に「ニューヨーク・タイムズ」に掲載された実話を基にしている。
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Eine wahre Geschichte – The St ...... David Lynch aus dem Jahr 1999.
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Prosta historia – amerykańsko- ...... tera; straight z ang. prosty).
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The Straight Story (Uma Histór ...... 99 baseado numa história real.
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The Straight Story (Una histor ...... 1999 dirigida por David Lynch.
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The Straight Story is een film ...... nario samen met John E. Roach.
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Una storia vera (The Straight ...... rso al 52º Festival di Cannes.
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Une histoire vraie ou Histoire ...... David Lynch et sorti en 1999.
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«Простая история» (англ. The S ...... яется фамилией главного героя.
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『ストレイト・ストーリー』(The Straight Sto ...... に「ニューヨーク・タイムズ」に掲載された実話を基にしている。
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