Lone Star (1996 film)
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- See Lone Star (1952 film) for the film starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Lionel Barrymore, and Ed Begley
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| Directed by | John Sayles |
| Produced by | R. Paul Miller Maggie Renzi |
| Written by | John Sayles |
| Starring | Chris Cooper Elizabeth Pena Kris Kristofferson Matthew McConaughey |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar |
| Release date(s) | June 21, 1996 (USA) |
| Running time | 135 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5,000,000 US (est.) |
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Lone Star is a 1996 mystery film set in a small town in Texas. It stars Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Pena, Kris Kristofferson, and Matthew McConaughey. It was written and directed by John Sayles.
In 1996, the film won Best Film, and Sayles and Cooper won awards, along with Ron Canada and Frances McDormand at the Lone Star Film & Television Awards. In 1997, Sayles was nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen".
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- John Sayles invites you to return to the scene of the crime.
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