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Lone Star

Lone Star

7,0 /10 (412 Votes)
1996 EN 135 min

Overview

When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.

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Release date

21/06/1996

Votes

412

Popularity

1.9

John Sayles invites you to return to the scene of the crime.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

135 min

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$13,269,963

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Sam Deeds

Elizabeth Peña

Elizabeth Peña

Pilar Cruz

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Charlie Wade

Clifton James

Clifton James

Hollis Pogue

Miriam Colon

Miriam Colon

Mercedes Cruz

Ron Canada

Ron Canada

Otis Payne

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Delmore "Del" Payne

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Buddy Deeds

Jeff Monahan

Jeff Monahan

Young Hollis

Gabriel Casseus

Gabriel Casseus

Young Otis

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Bunny

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Priscilla Worth

Tony Plana

Tony Plana

Ray

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Stephen J. Lang

Mikey

Jesse Borrego

Jesse Borrego

Danny

Richard Coca

Richard Coca

Enrique

Carmen De Lavallade

Carmen De Lavallade

Carolyn

Stephen Mendillo

Stephen Mendillo

Cliff

Gordon Tootoosis

Gordon Tootoosis

Wesley Birdsong

Beatrice Winde

Beatrice Winde

Minnie Bledsoe

Oni Faida Lampley

Oni Faida Lampley

Celie

Eleese Lester

Eleese Lester

Molly

Joe Stevens

Joe Stevens

Deputy Travis

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Gonzalo Castillo

Amado

Tony Frank

Tony Frank

Fenton

Eddie Robinson

Eddie Robinson

Chet

Chandra Wilson

Chandra Wilson

Athena

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Damon Guy

Shadow

Dee Macaluso

Dee Macaluso

Anglo Mother

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Luis Cobo

Mexican-American Father

Marco Perella

Marco Perella

Anglo Father

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Don Phillips, Jr.

Principal

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Mary Jane R. Hernandez

Mexican-American Mother

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Carina Martinez

Paloma

Richard Andrew Jones

Richard Andrew Jones

Ben Wetzel

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Randy Stripling

Roderick

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Richard Reyes

Jorge

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Olga Luna

Waitress

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Juan Vega III

Cook

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Lizzie Curry Martinez

Girl

Leo Burmester

Leo Burmester

Cody

Vanessa Martinez

Vanessa Martinez

Young Pilar

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Tay Strathairn

Young Sam

Sam Vlahos

Sam Vlahos

Pete

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Maricela Gonzalez

Anselma

Tony Amendola

Tony Amendola

Chucho Montoya

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Gilbert R. Cuellar Jr.

Eladio

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James Borrego

Young Chucho

Lisa Suarez

Lisa Suarez

Marisol

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Jesús Ramirez

Driver

John Griesemer

John Griesemer

Football Announcer (voice)

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Eduardo Martínez

Jaime

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Azalea Mendez

Young Mercedes

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Filipe Manuel Neto

2023-03-21

⭐ 7

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-08-17

⭐ 7

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