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The Stars Fell on Henrietta

1995 · 109 min

A slow, dusty Depression-era drama about hope and risk, carried by quiet desperation and the warmth of stubborn dreamers.

Directed by
James Keach
Genres
Drama
Starring
Robert Duvall, Aidan Quinn, Frances Fisher
Tagline
Henrietta, Texas...It was 1935, and all they had was a dream.
Overview
The setting is early America during the oil boom. An elderly, down on his luck 'oil man', Mr. Cox finds himself in the town of Henrietta. Using unconventional methods, he convinces himself and local Don Day that there is oil on Day's land. The financially strapped Day puts everything into finding oil...but at what cost?

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Directed by
James Keach
Genres
Drama
Starring
Robert Duvall, Aidan Quinn, Frances Fisher
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • survival
  • family
  • faith
  • greed
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
James Keach
Written by
Philip Railsback
Starring
Robert Duvall, Aidan Quinn, Frances Fisher, Brian Dennehy, Lexi Randall, Kaytlyn Knowles, Francesca Eastwood, Joe Stevens
Cinematography
Bruce Surtees
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Hungarian

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