EMPIRE FALLS

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• Release Year: 2005
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Adapted by author Richard Russo from his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, EMPIRE FALLS is a portrait of the gritty drama and human comedy that make up everyday life in blue-collar America. On a daily basis, goodhearted restaurant manager Miles Roby tries to keep his Empire Grill going, even as the wealthy and powerful Mrs. Whiting makes life difficult for him. On top of dealing with Mrs. Whiting, Miles has to keep tabs on his old man, Max who is always getting into trouble. But Miles has something much bigger than just restaurant receipts and a cantankerous father on his mind — he can't shake the ghosts from a tragic past that keep his fate inevitably connected to Empire Falls.
• Cast: Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt, Paul Newman, Robin Wright, Aidan Quinn, Joanne Woodward, Dennis Farina, William Fichtner, Estelle Parsons, Theresa Russell, Kate Burton, Jeffrey DeMunn, Trevor Morgan, Danielle Panabaker, Lou Taylor Pucci, Nesbitt Blaisdell, Adam LeFevre, Stephen Mendillo, Larry Pine, Miles Chandler, Kortney Adams, David Altshuler, Doree A. Austin, Matt Blumm, Michael Brockman, William Clark, Matthew Dixon, Bradley J. Van Dussen, Troy Faucher, Bryant R. Garrett, Stephen E. Hodgdon, Birdie Newman Katz, Wilda Keem, Tina Konstantoulakis, June Marie Krumholz, Carey Lowell, Josh Lucas, David Montgomery, Vincent Lynne-O'Brien, Gail R. Pelotte, Dan Pleva, Scott Riccio, Delia Robertson, Timothy J. Ryan, Linda Saulter, Adam L. Sirois, James K. Small, Tony Takacs, Emily Wachtel, Kaile R. Warren Jr., Claire Winters, Harold Withee, Lawrence P. Bloom, Riley Rose Critchlow, John Ferus, Anna Fields, Steve Flynn, Sarah Rachel Isenberg, Seba Johnson, Adam LaFramboise, Stephen O'Neil Martin, Thomas Olson, Christopher S. Porter, Zoe Zanidakis, Fred Schepisi, Richard Russo
• Director: Fred Schepisi
• Runtime: 3:15
• Company: HBO Films, HBO Home Video
• Media Format: Series