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10 June 1983 (Australia) moreTagline:
Robert Duvall is Mac Sledge, down and out country singer. His struggle for fame was over. His fight for respect was just beginning morePlot:
A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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In the spirit of John Ford moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Duvall | ... | Mac Sledge |
 | Tess Harper | ... | Rosa Lee |
 | Betty Buckley | ... | Dixie Scott |
 | Wilford Brimley | ... | Harry |
 | Ellen Barkin | ... | Sue Anne |
| Allan Hubbard | ... | Sonny |
 | Lenny von Dohlen | ... | Robert (as Lenny Von Dohlen) |
| Paul Gleason | ... | Reporter |
| Michael Crabtree | ... | Lewis Menefee |
| Norman Bennett | ... | Reverend Hotchkiss |
| Andrew Scott Hollon | ... | Larue |
| Rick Murray | ... | Jake (Slater Mill Boys) |
| Stephen Funchess | ... | Bertie (Slater Mill Boys) |
| Glen Fleming | ... | Steve (Slater Mill Boys) |
| James Aaron | ... | Henry (Slater Mill Boys) |
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100 min | 92 min (TCM print)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | UK:PGFun Stuff
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When Mac was talking with the band about possibly joining them to record some songs, they stopped in front of a shop named "T.M. Harper Hardware". Tess Harper played Rosa Lee, Mac's new wife. moreQuotes:
Woman with Groceries: Hey, mister, were you really Mac Sledge?Mac Sledge: Yes, ma'm, I guess I was.
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As spare and clean and unflinching as a John Ford movie. At times reminds me of The Searchers in its perfect marriage of style and pained stoicism, and the way the sky and fate dwarf the all-too-human interiors. Superb editing and interior design, and probably Duvall's finest performance.