The Whole Wide World (1996)
- Directed by
- Dan Ireland
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- M
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 51 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A schoolteacher in 1930s Texas starts a friendship with a troubled pulp fiction writer. The film shows their developing relationship as she learns about his intense personality and solitary life.
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What happens
The Whole Wide World is a 1996 American independent biographical film produced and directed by Dan Ireland in his directorial debut. It depicts the relationship between pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard (Vincent D'Onofrio) and schoolteacher Novalyne Price Ellis (Renée Zellweger). The film was adapted by Michael Scott Myers from Ellis's memoir One Who Walked Alone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Trailer
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