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Straight time

Warner Bros.; First Artists presents a Sweetwall production; produced by Stanley Beck and Tim Zinnemann; screenplay by Alvin Sargent, Jeffrey Boam, Edward Bunker; directed by Ulu Grosbard
Resource Type:
DVD Video
Edition:
Widescreen
Creation:
1978
Publication:
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2015]
Copyright:
1978
Related Series:
Archive collection
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Summary:
A paroled burglar tries to get a job and keep on the straight-and-narrow. His hard-core parole officer has different ideas and sends him back to jail. When he gets out again, he goes after the parole officer, steals his car, and returns to crime.
Contributors:
Grosbard, Ulu , film director
Beck, Stanley, 1936- , film producer
Zinnemann, Tim , film producer
Sargent, Alvin , screenwriter
Boam, Jeffrey , screenwriter
Bunker, Edward, 1933-2005 , screenwriter
Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- , actor
Russell, Theresa, 1957- , actor
Stanton, Harry Dean, 1926-2017 , actor
Busey, Gary , actor
Walsh, M. Emmet, 1935-2024 , actor
Taggart, Rita, 1949- , actor
Bates, Kathy, 1948- , actor
Baron, Sandy, 1936-2001 , actor
Busey, Jake , actor
First Artists (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
Sweetwall (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
In English with optional English subtles; closed-captioned in English.
Related Works:
Motion picture adaptation of: No beast so fierce [by Bunker, E.]
Related Series:
Archive collection
Subjects:
Ex-convicts — Drama
Recidivists — Drama
Los Angeles (Calif.) — Drama
Bunker, Edward, 1933-2005 — Film adaptations
Bunker, Edward, 1933-2005
Recidivists
Ex-convicts
California — Los Angeles
Genres:
Motion pictures
Film adaptations
Feature films
Fiction films
Feature films — United States
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Drama
System Details:
DVD-R, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono., DVD-9, dual-layer.
Performers:
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, Rita Taggart, Kathy Bates, Sandy Baron, Jacob Busey.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Owen Roizman ; editors, Sam O'Steen, Randy Roberts ; music, David Shire ; costume designer, Bernie Pollack ; production designer, Stephen B. Grimes.
General Notes:
Based on the novel "No beast so fierce" by Edward Bunker.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978.
"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video 'Play Only' devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container insert.
Special features include commentary by Dustin Hoffman and Ulu Grosbard, vintage featurette, Straight time: He wrote it for criminals, theatrical trailer.
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (114 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Characteristics:
plastic; metal; polychrome
Audio Characteristics:
digital; optical; surround; Dolby Digital 5.1
Video Characteristics:
NTSC
Digital Characteristics:
video file; DVD video; region 1
Call Numbers:
STR 1978 DVD
Other Standard Numbers:
Universal Product Code: 888574320669
OCLC Numbers:
922902176