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Straight Time (1978)
March 18, 19781h 54mEN
7.1
198 votes
Overview
After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.
Director
Ulu GrosbardWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
Cantonese
Budget
$4.0M
Revenue
$9.9M
Production Companies
First ArtistsSweetwallWarner Bros. Pictures
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User Reviews
John Chard
9.0I got stomach trouble... no guts. Based on ex-convict Eddie Bunker's novel, No Beast So Fierce, pic pitches Dustin Hoffman as ex-con Max Dembo, who after being released from prison has every intention to go straight. Easier said than done, though... It's hard to believe that Straight Time is often thought of as under seen, a hidden gem of the 1970s, this given that it stars Dustin Hoffman and the advent of the internet years has seen it garner votes and reviews aplenty. Yet it does seem to be a pic that doesn't get its due credit, annoying since it's one of Hoffman's greatest performance…
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