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Lone Star (1996)  link to Lone Star on IMDb  

Number: 2191

poster Lone Star

IMDb Rating:
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7.5/10 (24712 votes)

Country: USA, 135 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, Spanish

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery

Director(s): John Sayles

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
John Sayles' murder-mystery explores interpersonal and interracial tensions in Rio County, Texas. Sam Deeds is the local sheriff who is called to investigate a 40-year-old skeleton found in the desert....As Sam delves deeper into the town's dark secrets, he begins to learn more about his father, the legendary former sheriff Buddy Deeds, who replaced the corrupt Charlie Wade. While Sam puzzles out the long-past events surrounding the mystery corpse, he also longs to rekindle a romance with his old high-school flame. Sayles' complex characters are brought together as the tightly woven plot finally draws to its dramatic close.

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Cast:

photo Stephen Mendillo Stephen Mendillo Cliff
photo Chris Cooper Chris Cooper Sam
photo Elizabeth Peña Elizabeth Peña Pilar
photo Joe Stevens Joe Stevens Deputy Travis
photo Richard Coca Richard Coca Enrique

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1