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Back Roads

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Back Roads

Running from the past, and backing into love.

5.3

1h 34m

1981

“Running from the past, and backing into love.”

Synopsis

A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.

Director

Martin Ritt

Trailer

ComedyRomance

californiaprostitutepolicefightlovehitchhiking

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Cast & Crew

Sally Field

Sally Field

as Amy Post

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

as Elmore Pratt

David Keith

David Keith

as Mason

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

as Arthur

Michael V. Gazzo

Michael V. Gazzo

as Tazio

Nell Carter

Nell Carter

as Waitress

Royce D. Applegate

Royce D. Applegate

as The Father

Don 'Red' Barry

Don 'Red' Barry

as Pete

Billy Jayne

Billy Jayne

as The Boy Thief

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