Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1981 · 1h 34m

Back Roads

Back Roads poster
Director
Martin Ritt
Cast
Sally Field as Amy Post Tommy Lee Jones as Elmore Pratt David Keith as Mason M. Emmet Walsh as Arthur Michael V. Gazzo as Tazio Nell Carter as Waitress
Crew
John A. Alonzo — Director of Photography Sidney Levin — Editor Henry Mancini — Original Music Composer Gary DeVore — Writer Ronald Shedlo — Producer Walter Scott Herndon — Production Design
Tagline

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.

Trailer Back Roads — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
californiaprostitutepolicefightlovehitchhiking
Key Collaborators
Martin Ritt Director John A. Alonzo Director of Photography Sidney Levin Editor Henry Mancini Original Music Composer Gary DeVore Writer Ronald Shedlo Producer Walter Scott Herndon Production Design
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