The Straight Story (1999)

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The Straight Story (Original Title)

StoryLine

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.

Details

Tag Line: A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.

Genres: Drama

Country: France United Kingdom United States of America

Original Language: en

Release Date: 15/10/1999

Budget: $10,000,000 (estimated)

Companies: Les Films Alain Sarde The Picture Factory Le Studio Canal+ Film4 Productions

Run Time: 112 min

Popularity: 15.228

Revenue: 6,418,028

Spoken Languages: English

Status: Released