Tender mercies / Studio Canal ; EMI ; an Antron Media Production ; produced by Philip S. Hobel ; written by Horton Foote ; directed by Bruce Beresford.
Beresford, Bruce, film director.; Hobel, Philip, film producer.; Foote, Horton, screenwriter.; Duvall, Robert, actor.; Harper, Tess, actor.; Hubbard, Al, actor.; Buckley, Betty, actor.; Barkin, Ellen, 1954- actor.; Brimley, Wilford, 1934-2020 actor.; Boyd, Russell, 1944- cinematographer.; Anderson, William, 1948- film editor.; Dreyfus, George, composer.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.); Studio Canal, production company.; E.M.I. Films, production company.; Antron Media Production (Firm), production company.; Lions Gate Home Entertainment, film distributor.
2009
PN1997 .T463 2009
Available at DVDs
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Details
Title
Tender mercies / Studio Canal ; EMI ; an Antron Media Production ; produced by Philip S. Hobel ; written by Horton Foote ; directed by Bruce Beresford.
Uniform Title
Tender mercies (Motion picture)
Edition
Widescreen version.
ISBN
6312867404
9786312867401
9786312867401
Publication Details
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lions Gate Films, Inc., ©2009.
Language
English
Language Note
English or French dialogue; Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Description
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
012236103738
00012236103738 gtin-14
00012236103738 gtin-14
Call Number
PN1997 .T463 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/72
Distributor No.
25630 Lions Gate Films Inc.
Summary
An alcoholic drifter comes into the life of a lonely widow and her young son in the barren flatlands of Texas. But when Mac is revealed to be a once-famous country singer, he must confront a painful past that includes his bitter superstar ex-wife.
Note
Motion picture.
Originally produced in 1982. Released in 1983.
Originally produced in 1982. Released in 1983.
Credits
Producer, Philip S. Hobel ; director, Bruce Beresford ; director of photography, Russell Boyd ; editor, William Anderson ; music, George Dreyfus ; writer, Horton Foote.
Performer
Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Allan Hubbard, Betty Buckley, Ellen Barkin, Wilford Brimley.
Cast
Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Allan Hubbard, Betty Buckley, Ellen Barkin, Wilford Brimley.
Time and Place of Event
Filmed on location in Palmer, Texas.
Audience
Rating: PG.
System Details Note
DVD ; NTSC ; Dolby digital monaural audio ; widescreen (16x9) 1.77:1 aspect ratio.
Awards
Academy Awards for best actor (Robert Duvall) and best screenplay, 1983
Added Author
Beresford, Bruce, film director.
Hobel, Philip, film producer.
Foote, Horton, screenwriter.
Duvall, Robert, actor.
Harper, Tess, actor.
Hubbard, Al, actor.
Buckley, Betty, actor.
Barkin, Ellen, 1954- actor.
Brimley, Wilford, 1934-2020 actor.
Boyd, Russell, 1944- cinematographer.
Anderson, William, 1948- film editor.
Dreyfus, George, composer.
Hobel, Philip, film producer.
Foote, Horton, screenwriter.
Duvall, Robert, actor.
Harper, Tess, actor.
Hubbard, Al, actor.
Buckley, Betty, actor.
Barkin, Ellen, 1954- actor.
Brimley, Wilford, 1934-2020 actor.
Boyd, Russell, 1944- cinematographer.
Anderson, William, 1948- film editor.
Dreyfus, George, composer.
Added Corporate Author
Includes
Miracles & mercies.
Record Appears in
Table of Contents
Special features: "Miracles & mercies" featurette
featuring interviews with stars Robert Duvall, Tess Harper and Allan Hubbard, director Bruce Beresford, and writer/co-producer Horton Foote; theatrical trailer.
featuring interviews with stars Robert Duvall, Tess Harper and Allan Hubbard, director Bruce Beresford, and writer/co-producer Horton Foote; theatrical trailer.