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Straight Time
Straight Time is a 1978 film directed by Ulu Grosbard, starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, and Kathy Bates.When his efforts at rehabilitation fail, paroled Los Angeles ex-con Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) becomes destined to repeat his criminal past.
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Language: English
Year of production: 1978
Length: 114 min.
Country: United States
Directors:
Ulu Grosbard
Producers:
Stanley Beck, Dustin Hoffman, Tim Zinnemann
Actors:
Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, Kathy Bates
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