Bibliograph

Ironweed, Tri Star Pictures ; Taft Entertainment Pictures, Keith Barish Productions presents ; screenplay by William Kennedy based on his novel ; produced by Keith Barish, Marcia Nasatir ; directed by Hector Babenco

Type

Label

Ironweed, Tri Star Pictures ; Taft Entertainment Pictures, Keith Barish Productions presents ; screenplay by William Kennedy based on his novel ; produced by Keith Barish, Marcia Nasatir ; directed by Hector Babenco

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Main title

Ironweed

Oclc number

848927435

Responsibility statement

Tri Star Pictures ; Taft Entertainment Pictures, Keith Barish Productions presents ; screenplay by William Kennedy based on his novel ; produced by Keith Barish, Marcia Nasatir ; directed by 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

resource.variantTitle

Iron weed

Classification