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Straight Time(Movie, 1978)

1h 54min | Genres: Crime, Drama
Straight TimeRating: 3.6/5 (with 6767 votes)
Straight Time is a 1978 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh and Kathy Bates. Its plot follows a lifelong thief in Los Angeles who struggles to assimilate in society after serving a six-year prison sentence. The film is based on the novel No Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker, who also acts in the film. ()
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About Straight Time

After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.

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Straight Time (1978) Original Trailer [FHD](Trailer, 1:46)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "No Beast So Fierce" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 09/21/1978 (World premiere: 03/18/1978)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Stunde der Bewährung"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:15258, Added: 02/19/2018, Last updated: 02/29/2024