Ironweed / Taft Entertainment Pictures ; Keith Barish Productions presents in association with Tri-Star Pictures ; screenwriters, Tom Benedek, William Kennedy ; producer, Denis Blouin ; director, Hector Babenco.

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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 reve...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Olive Films
Taft Entertainment Pictures
Keith Barish Productions
Tri-Star Pictures
Other Authors: Morris, John, 1926-2018
Streep, Meryl (Actor)
Nicholson, Jack (Actor)
Baker, Carroll, 1931- (Actor)
Lane, Nathan, 1956- (Actor)
Waits, Tom, 1949- (Actor)
Gwynne, Fred (Actor)
Whaley, Frank, 1963- (Actor)
O'Keefe, Michael, 1955- (Actor)
Levine, Ted (Actor)
Benedek, Tom (Screenwriter)
Kennedy, William, 1928- (Screenwriter)
Blouin, Denis (Producer)
Babenco, Hector (Director)
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Olive Films, 2013.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Homeless persons > New York (State) > Albany > Drama.
Death > New York (State) > Albany > Drama.
Singers > New York (State) > Albany > Drama.
Gravediggers > New York (State) > Albany > Drama.
Husbands > New York (State) > Albany > Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Drama.
Death.
Gravediggers.
Homeless persons.
Husbands.
Singers.
New York (State) > Albany.
Genre:
Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Iron weed.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Description
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.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AR2 D0152778 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Credits:Cinematographer, Lauro Escorel ; composer (music score) John Morris.
System Details:Blu-ray; region A, anamorphic widescreen; requires Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Carroll Baker, Nathan Lane, Tom Waits, Fred Gwynne, Frank Whaley, Michael O'Keefe, Ted Levine.