Stella solitaria (1996)
In un poligono abbandonato nel deserto a sud del Texas vengono trovati un anello massonico, un distintivo da sceriffo e un teschio umano. Sam, lo sceriffo della vicina città, comincia ad indagare e, in un ristorante messicano, si confronta con il sindaco Hollis, il quale non può fare a meno di raccontare una storia alla quale ha assistito tanti anni prima: la storia di un precedente sceriffo, il corrotto e irrascibile Charlie Wade, e del giorno in cui fu allontanato per merito del giovane Buddy, padre di Sam, destinato a sostituirlo come sceriffo e a diventare così amato da tutti, al punto che è imminente l'inaugurazione di una targa a lui dedicata di fronte al palazzo di giustizia. Ma la scoperta del cadavere getta un'ombra sulla cerimonia...
Direttore: John Sayles
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Chris Cooper as Sam Deeds |
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Elizabeth Peña as Pilar Cruz |
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Kris Kristofferson as Charlie Wade |
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Clifton James as Hollis Pogue |
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Miriam Colon as Mercedes Cruz |
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Ron Canada as Otis Payne |
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Joe Morton as Delmore "Del" Payne |
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Matthew McConaughey as Buddy Deeds |
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Jeff Monahan as Young Hollis |
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Gabriel Casseus as Young Otis |
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Frances McDormand as Bunny |
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LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Priscilla Worth |
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Tony Plana as Ray |
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Stephen J. Lang as Mikey |
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Jesse Borrego as Danny |
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Richard Coca as Enrique |
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Carmen De Lavallade as Carolyn |
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Stephen Mendillo as Cliff |
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Gordon Tootoosis as Wesley Birdsong |
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Beatrice Winde as Minnie Bledsoe |
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Oni Faida Lampley as Celie |
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Eleese Lester as Molly |
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Joe Stevens as Deputy Travis |
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Gonzalo Castillo as Amado |
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Tony Frank as Fenton |
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Eddie Robinson as Chet |
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Chandra Wilson as Athena |
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Damon Guy as Shadow |
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Dee Macaluso as Anglo Mother |
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Luis Cobo as Mexican-American Father |
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Marco Perella as Anglo Father |
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Don Phillips, Jr. as Principal |
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Mary Jane R. Hernandez as Mexican-American Mother |
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Carina Martinez as Paloma |
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Richard Andrew Jones as Ben Wetzel |
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Randy Stripling as Roderick |
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Richard Reyes as Jorge |
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Olga Luna as Waitress |
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Juan Vega III as Cook |
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Lizzie Curry Martinez as Girl |
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Leo Burmester as Cody |
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Vanessa Martinez as Young Pilar |
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Tay Strathairn as Young Sam |
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Sam Vlahos as Pete |
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Maricela Gonzalez as Anselma |
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Tony Amendola as Chucho Montoya |
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Gilbert R. Cuellar Jr. as Eladio |
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James Borrego as Young Chucho |
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Lisa Suarez as Marisol |
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Jesús Ramirez as Driver |
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John Griesemer as Football Announcer (voice) |
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Eduardo Martínez as Jaime |
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Azalea Mendez as Young Mercedes |
| Art | Dan Bishop | Production Design |
| Production | R. Paul Miller | Producer |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Production | Maggie Renzi | Producer |
| Editing | John Sayles | Editor |
| Directing | John Sayles | Director |
| Camera | Stuart Dryburgh | Director of Photography |
| Production | John Sloss | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Mason Daring | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | John Sayles | Writer |
| Directing | Mary Cybulski | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Dianna Freas | Set Decoration |
| Art | J. Kyler Black | Art Direction |
| Crew | Rob Harris | Unit Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shay Cunliffe | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Todd | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caroline Rempher | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Ralph Watson | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | David McGill | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roy Bryson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Sound | Philip Stockton | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Alan Pappe | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Nic Ratner | Music Editor |
| Sound | Gail Showalter | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Clive Winter | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | John Powditch | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Lewis Goldstein | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Bruce Pross | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Steven Visscher | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Sylvia Menno | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Frank Kern | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Kam Chan | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Stuart Stanley | Foley Editor |
| Art | Philip Schneider | Property Master |
| Sound | Eugene Gearty | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Randall Balsmeyer | Title Designer |
