Directed by	Fred Schepisi
Writing Credis	Richard Russo (novel) Richard Russo (teleplay)
Cast	Ed Harris as Miles Roby Philip Seymour Hoffman as Charlie Mayne Helen Hunt as Janine Roby Paul Newman as Max Roby Robin Wright Penn as Grace Roby Aidan Quinn as David Roby Joanne Woodward as Francine Whiting Dennis Farina as Walt Comeau William Fichtner as Jimmy Minty Estelle Parsons as Bea Theresa Russell as Charlene Kate Burton as Cindy Whiting Trevor Morgan as Zack Minty Danielle Panabaker as Tick Roby Lou Taylor Pucci as John Voss Miles Chandler as Young Miles Carey Lowell as Francine at 40 years Josh Lucas as Young Max
Genre	Drama
Release Date	May 28th 2005(Pt. 1) & 29th (Pt.2) in HBO
Filming Dates	September-November 2003
Filming locations	Maine, USA
Plot	A story about the intricacies of small town, blue-collar American life, centered around the misadventures of one, Miles Roby (ED HARRIS), manager of the Empire Grill. Trapped within the confines of Empire Falls, Maine since the death of his mother (ROBIN WRIGHT PENN), Miles has been unable to sever his many ties to his delapidated hometown, including his reformed brother (AIDAN QUINN), his lay-about father (PAUL NEWMAN), his soon-to-be-ex-wife (HELEN HUNT), and their intelligent, if awkward daughter, Tick (DANIELLE PANABAKER). Not long before his ex's remarriage to an unctuous health club owner, Miles comes upon evidence of a long-ago affair between his mother and a mystery man (PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN) and realizes how it all leads back to Francine Whiting (JOANNE WOODWARD), the woman who runs everything in Empire Falls, including Miles
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