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Straight Time

1978 | 113 min | Drama · Crime

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Synopsis

Straight Time is a 1978 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, and Kathy Bates. Its plot follows a lifelong thief in Los Angeles who struggles to assimilate in society after serving a six-year prison sentence. The film is based on the novel No Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker, who also acts in the film.

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Credits

Producer
Stanley Beck, Tim Zinnemann
Director
Ulu Grosbard
Screenplay
Edward Bunker, Jeffrey Boam, Michael Mann, Alvin Sargent, Nancy Dowd
Director of Photography
Owen Roizman
Original Music Composer
David Shire
Editor

Cast · 9

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Edward Bunker

Edward Bunker

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Theresa Russell

Theresa Russell

Gary Busey

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