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Ironweed

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

First showing on network television.
Starring Jack Nicholson Meryl Streep Upstate New York, 1938:
Francis Phelan is a middle-aged hobo who has survived on his charm and wit. When he picks up casual labour as a gravedigger, the floodgates of memory are opened. A story of betrayal and redemption from Hector Babenco , director of Kiss of the Spider Woman.
●FILMS: pages 35-41

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Nicholson
Unknown:
Francis Phelan
Unknown:
Hector Babenco
Francis Phelan:
Jack Nicholson
Helen Archer:
Mery Lstreep
Annie Phelan:
Carroll Baker
Billy Phelan:
Michael O'Keefe
PegPhelan:
Diane Venora
Oscar Reo:
Fred Gwynne
Rudy:
Tom Waits
Source: Radio Times

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