Lone Star (1996)

19961h 43mdir. John SaylesEnglish subtitlesUnited Statescrime filmromance film

Note: this print runs 103 minutes against a recorded 135 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Elizabeth Peña, Kris Kristofferson, Joe Morton, Ron Canada, Jesse Borrego, Tony Plana

Directed by John Sayles

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Lone Star is a 1996 American neo-Western mystery film written, edited, and directed by John Sayles. Set in a small town in South Texas, the film deals with a sheriff's (played by Chris Cooper) investigation into the murder of one of his predecessors (Kris Kristofferson) decades earlier. The cast also stars Joe Morton, Elizabeth Peña, Clifton James, Ron Canada, Frances McDormand and Matthew McConaughey.

Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.

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