National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy

2022 2h 30m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Ralph Fiennes leads the cast in David Hare’s blazing account of the most powerful man in New York, a master manipulator whose legacy changed the city forever. For forty uninterrupted years, Robert Moses exploited those in office through a mix of charm and intimidation. Motivated at first by a determination to improve the lives of New York City’s workers, he created parks, bridges and 627 miles of expressway to connect the people to the great outdoors. Faced with resistance by protest groups campaigning for a very different idea of what the city should become, will the weakness of democracy be exposed in the face of his charismatic conviction?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ralph Fiennes
Robert Moses
Alisha Bailey
Mariah Heller
Samuel Barnett
Ariel Porter
David Bromley
Stamford Fergus
Al Coppola
Sandy McQuade
Siobhán Cullen
Finnuala Connell
Ian Kirkby
Lewis Mason
Alana Maria
Shirley Hayes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicholas Hytner
Writers: David Hare
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ralph Fiennes and Alisha Bailey and Samuel Barnett carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt22033936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Nicholas Hytner directs. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Ralph Fiennes and Alisha Bailey and Samuel Barnett carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt22033936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.