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Ironweed, HBO, Keith Barrish Productions, Taft Entertainment Pictures ; screenplay, William Kennedy ; director, Hector Babenco

Label
Ironweed, HBO, Keith Barrish Productions, Taft Entertainment Pictures ; screenplay, William Kennedy ; director, Hector Babenco
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: R
Main title
Ironweed
Oclc number
829862891
Responsibility statement
HBO, Keith Barrish Productions, Taft Entertainment Pictures ; screenplay, William Kennedy ; director, Hector Babenco
Runtime
143
Summary
It's winter, 1938 in Albany, New York. The soup kitchens and flophouses are overflowing with homeless people. Francis Phelan wanders the streets, back in his hometown after 22 years, ready to confront the family he abandoned long ago. While sharing his whiskey with longtime 'pal' Helen, Francis reveals the dark secrets of his past, the painful memories from which he once tried to escape, but now must reconcile
Technique
live action
Classification
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