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Lone Star

Drama in which a young sheriff's search for truth in a small Texan border town leads to a confrontation with his father's past. Starring Chris Cooper.

Absorbing drama in which a sheriff's search for truth leads to a confrontation with his father's past.

A young sheriff returns to his roots, a small Texas-Mexico border town where his father had held the same position before him. The discovery of a skull on the edge of the settlement leads him to investigate his father's actions while he was a lawman in the area. Written and directed by John Sayles.

2 hours, 7 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Mar 201501:20

Music Played

  • El Conjunto Bernal

    Mi Unico Camino

  • Fito Olivares Y La Pura Sabrosura

    Juana La Cubana

  • Carmen Y Laura

    Por Tu Ausencia

  • Isidro Lopez

    Cuatro Vidas

  • Freddy Fender

    Paloma Querida

  • Little Walter

    Boogie

  • Big Joe Turner

    Snake, Rattle and Roll

  • Little Willie John

    You Hurt Me

  • Los Lobos

    Anselma

  • Lucinda Williams

    The Night's Too Long

  • Isidro Lopez

    Sabor A Mi

  • Ivory Joe Hunter

    Since I Met You Baby

  • Gayton Y Solis

    Francisco Martinez

  • Lydia Mendoza

    Jurame

  • Freddy Fender

    Desde Que Conosco

  • Little Willie John

    My Love Is

  • Marion Walter Jacobs

    Blue and Lonsome

  • Chelo Silva

    Quereme Mi Vida

  • Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers

    I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart

Credits

RoleContributor
SamChris Cooper
PilarElizabeth Pena
HollisClifton James
Charlie WadeKris Kristofferson
Buddy DeedsMatthew McConaughey
Mercedes CruzMiriam Colon
OtisRon Canada
BunnyFrances McDormand
DirectorJohn Sayles
WriterJohn Sayles

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 Apr 201223:50
  • Mon 16 Apr 201200:05
  • Mon 16 Apr 201200:20
  • Sun 22 Sep 201323:50
  • Mon 23 Sep 201300:35
  • Sat 17 May 201400:10
  • Mon 16 Mar 201500:25
  • Mon 16 Mar 201501:20