Empire Falls (2005): Cast
Empire Falls is a 2005 drama directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Paul Newman as Max Roby, Ed Harris and Helen Hunt. It runs 3 hours 18 minutes.
- Runtime
- 3h 18m (198 min)
- Director
- Fred Schepisi
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Marc Platt Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Empire Falls About?
The premise of Empire Falls without spoilers.
In a fading New England town, life circles the Knox River and its empty mills, shaping the residents’ humor‑laden, heartfelt experiences. Class divisions and lingering echoes of former inhabitants color daily existence, weaving a poignant portrait of a community bound by its history and the river’s quiet flow.
Empire Falls Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- blue collar
- restaurant
- maine
- restaurant manager
- death
- small town
- tv mini series
- knife
- x acto knife
- arrest
- corpse
- watching tv
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- police chief
- male police officer
- seafood
- police officer
- teleplay adapted by author
- all star cast
- newman and woodward
- new england
- vomiting
- exercise bicycle
- reference to pablo picasso
- flooding
- kicking a car door
- singing
- reformed alcoholic
- limousine
- wheelchair
- urination
- vacation
- marriage
- fishing
- eyeglasses
- tanning bed
- reference to god
- viagra
- cheerleader
- hallucination
- confession
- drinking
- drug use
- classroom
- estate
- architectural model of city
- money
- father runs over daughter with a car
- village
- walker
- reference to ernest hemingway
Empire Falls Cast & Characters
Paul Newman leads the cast as Max Roby, with Ed Harris as Miles Roby and Helen Hunt as Janine Roby. Directed by Fred Schepisi; 23 actors are credited in all.
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Director Fred Schepisi
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Paul Newman as Max Roby -
Ed Harris as Miles Roby -
Helen Hunt as Janine Roby -
Aidan Quinn as David Roby
Also Starring in Empire Falls
· 19 more- Philip Seymour Hoffman Charlie Mayne
- Jeffrey DeMunn Horace
- Joanne Woodward Francine Whiting
- William Fichtner Jimmy Minty
- Robin Wright Grace Roby
- Kate Burton Cindy Whiting
- Larry Pine Narrator / Otto Meyer
- Lou Taylor Pucci John Voss
- Theresa Russell Charlene
- Dennis Farina Walt Comeau
- Adam LeFevre Father Mark
- Estelle Parsons Bea
- Danielle Panabaker Christina "Tick" Roby
- Trevor Morgan Zack Minty
- Stephen Mendillo Bill Daws
- Nesbitt Blaisdell Father Tom
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- Miles Chandler Young Miles
- Delia Robertson Candace
- Tony Takacs Justin
More from Fred Schepisi
More films directed by Fred Schepisi, best-rated first: Last Orders, Barbarosa, Roxanne and The Russia House.
Empire Falls Also Known As
9 alternative titles, including “A múlt fogságában” and “Empire Falls - Schicksal einer Stadt”.
- Also known as
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- A múlt fogságában
- Empire Falls - Schicksal einer Stadt
- Емпайър Фолс
- אימפריות נופלות
- Empire Falls - Le cascate del cuore
- Zánik Empire Falls
- Эмпайр-Фоллс
- 제국의 몰락, იმპერიის დაცემა
- Gizemli Kasaba
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Empire Falls FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Empire Falls, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Empire Falls?
Empire Falls runs 3 hours 18 minutes (198 minutes).
Who directed Empire Falls?
Empire Falls was directed by Fred Schepisi.
More films by Fred Schepisi Who is in the cast of Empire Falls?
Empire Falls stars Paul Newman as Max Roby, Ed Harris as Miles Roby and Helen Hunt as Janine Roby, among 23 credited actors.
Does Empire Falls have a post-credit scene?
No. Empire Falls has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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