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First Look: A Prairie Home Companion

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First Look: A Prairie Home Companion

Release Date: June 9, 2006
Distributor: Picturehouse
Director: Robert Altman
Producers: Sandcastle 5 Productions
Screenwriter: Garrison Keillor
Cast: Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lily Tomlin, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson, Virginia Madsen, Maya Rudolph, Lindsay Lohan

Synopsis: A Prairie Home Companion" is a fictionalized account of Garrison Keillor's award-winning show, which currently runs on more than 558 public radio stations. The film follows the show's cast of characters preparing for the final live broadcast on the eve of being shut down after 30 years. As passions erupt, secrets emerge and a mysterious stranger lurks in the shadows, the vigilant stage manager must hold it all together since the "show must go on.

Website: http://www.aprairiehomecompanionmovie.com/

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