Dr. Ralph H. Wolfe Viewing Center

Call Number: VHS01561

by: William Kennedy; Keith Barish; Marcia Nasatir; Hector Babenco; Jack Nicholson; Meryl Streep; Carroll Baker; Michael O’Keefe; Fred Gwynne; Diane Venora; Margaret Whitton; Tom Waits; John Morris; Anne Goursaud; Lauro Escorel; Taft Entertainment Pictures.; Paul Barish Productions.; Vestron Video (Firm);

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: Stamford, CT : Vestron Video, [1988]

Notes: Released in 1987. Based on the novel by William Kennedy. Running Time Aprox 135 mins. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards in 1988.

Summary: It’s winter, 1938, in Albany, New York. The soup kitchens and flophouses are overflowing with homeless street people seeking food and refuge from the unforgiving cold. Francis Phelan wanders the streets, back in his hometown after 22 years, an aimless vagabond ready to confront the family he abandoned long ago. While sharing his whiskey with longtime “pal” Helen, Francis reveals the dark secrets of his past, the painful memories from which he once tried to escape … but now must reconcile.

OCLC #: 18178631

Added: March 23, 2011