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Theatrical Release Date:
02/19/1999
DVD Release Date:
07/06/1999
Run Time:
113min.
Starring:
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Lions Gate Films
MPAA Rating:
R for violence and language.
Genre(s):
Drama
Plot: Nick Nolte and James Coburn deliver some of the finest work of their respective careers in this powerful but troubling adaptation of Russell Banks's novel. Read More
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