| Uniform Title |
Tender mercies (Motion picture : 1983) |
| Title |
Tender mercies. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2018. |
| ©1983 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (92 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3839. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1983. |
| Credits |
Directed by Bruce Beresford. Produced by Philip S. Hobel. Written by Horton Foote. |
| Performers |
Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Allan Hubbard, Betty Buckley, Ellen Barkin. |
| 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. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 2.0 mono, NTSC, Region 4, widescreen 16:9, 1.85:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Awards note |
Academy Awards for best actor (Robert Duvall) and best screenplay, 1983. |
| Subjects |
Alcoholics -- Texas -- Drama |
| Country musicians -- Texas -- Drama |
| Widows -- Texas -- Drama |
| Mothers and sons -- Drama |
| Husband and wife -- Drama |
| Fathers and daughters -- Drama |
| Divorced people -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Melodramas (Motion pictures) |
| Musical films |
| Fiction films |
| Feature films |
| Other Names |
Beresford, Bruce director. |
| Barkin, Ellen, 1954- actor. |
| Buckley, Betty actor. |
| Duvall, Robert actor. |
| Harper, Tess actor. |
| Hubbard, Allan, 1947- actor. |
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