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The Straight Story

1999 film by David Lynch
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Summary

The Straight Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,780 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[3], Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead[4], European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6]
  • Director: David Lynch[7]
  • Screenwriter: Mary Sweeney[8], John E. Roach[9]
  • Composer: Angelo Badalamenti[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11], biographical film[12], adventure film[13], road movie[14]
  • Cast member: Richard Farnsworth[15], Sissy Spacek[16], Harry Dean Stanton[17], Everett McGill[18], Wiley Harker[19], Kevin Farley[20], Jennifer Edwards-Hughes[21], Jane Galloway Heitz[22]
  • Producer: Mary Sweeney[23], Neal Edelstein[24], Alain Sarde[25]
  • Performer: Angelo Badalamenti[26]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[27]
  • Production company: Film4 Productions[28], StudioCanal[29], Walt Disney Pictures[30], Les Films Alain Sarde[31], Picture Factory[32]
  • Director of photography: Freddie Francis[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Distribution format: theatrical release[35], video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 8.2/10[37], 95%[38], 86/100[39]
  • Color: color[40]
  • Country of origin: France[41], United Kingdom[42], United States[43]
  • Publication date: October 12, 1999[44], May 21, 1999[45], December 2, 1999[46], 1999[47]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[48], Fandango at Home[49], Disney+[50]
  • Narrative location: Wisconsin[51]
  • Official website: http://www.straightstory.com[52], http://movies.disney.com/the-straight-story[53]
  • Main subject: old age[54], sibling relationship[55], rural America[56]
  • Film editor: Mary Sweeney[57]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor[58], Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score[59], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[60], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography[61], Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay[62], Independent Spirit Award for Best Director[63], Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead[64], Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture[65]

Why It Matters

The Straight Story has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

FAQs

What awards did The Straight Story receive?

Honors received include New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[3], Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead[4], European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].

Related Entities

Angelo Badalamenti David Lynch film France Harry Dean Stanton Museum of Modern Art Richard Farnsworth Sissy Spacek United Kingdom United States Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Wisconsin

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . cda.pl. cda.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . filmrecensies.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . cineclubdecaen.com. Retrieved . cineclubdecaen.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [21] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . FilmAffinity. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  62. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  63. [65] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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