Straight Time (1977)

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Basic facts

Original title Straight Time
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1978-09-23

Cast

Dustin Hoffman
Max Dembo

Harry Dean Stanton
Jerry Schue

Gary Busey
Willy Darin

Theresa Russell
Jenny Mercer

M. Emmet Walsh
Earl Frank

Rita Taggart
Carol Schue

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Titles

Original title
  • Straight Time
Swedish release title
  • Inte en chans

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor

Cast

Dustin Hoffman Max Dembo
Harry Dean Stanton Jerry Schue
Gary Busey Willy Darin
Theresa Russell Jenny Mercer
M. Emmet Walsh Earl Frank
Rita Taggart Carol Schue
Kathy Bates Selma Darin
Sandy Baron Manny
Jacob Busey Henry Darin
Tina Menard hotellägaren
Stephanie Ericsson-Baron barägarinnan
Dave Kelly expediten
Don Sommese kyparen
Kit Jee Wong specerihandlaren
Peter Kwong speceribiträdet
Jane Howard (as Betty Jane Howarth) tjänsteman på arbetsförmedlingen
Ronald L. Mellinger fängelsevakten
Edward Bunker Mickey
Corey Rand Carlos
John Gilgreen bankvakten
Mary Craven banktjänsteman
Peter Jurasik banktjänsteman
Enid Hendershot flickan på banken
James Ray juveleraren
Stuart I. Beton försäljare
Barry Cahill försäljare
Susan Sherman kvinnliga försäljare
Francesca Drown kvinnliga försäljare
Emily La Rue flickan
Ernest Taylor III en arbetssökande
Fran Ryan kaféägaren
Bob Jarvis poliskonstapeln

Companies

Production Company Sweetwall Productions
First Artists (för)
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Warner-Columbia Film AB

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 119152
Date 1978-06-13
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3130 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 575, 475, 425, 515, 570, 570.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24


Original work

Original title No Beast So Fierce (Novel)
Author Edward Bunker


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1978-09-23 Palladium Stockholm Sweden 114 min
Video release 1984-04-20 Sweden
TV showing 2002-05-11 Kanal 5 Sweden 110 min
2003-01-31 Kanal 5 Sweden 110 min
2003-11-04 Kanal 5 Sweden 110 min
DVD release (rental) 2007-04-25 Sweden
DVD release (buy) 2007-04-25 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Two of Us
Composer David Shire
Lyrics Norma Helms


Original title Doin' Fine
Composer David Shire
Lyrics Norma Helms


Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3110


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 18
Colour prints SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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