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The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio, Revolution Erie Productions Ltd. ; ImageMovers ; produced by Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis ; screenplay by Jane Anderson ; directed by Jane Anderson

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The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio, Revolution Erie Productions Ltd. ; ImageMovers ; produced by Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis ; screenplay by Jane Anderson ; directed by Jane Anderson
Language
eng
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videorecording
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MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, some disturbing images and langauge
Main title
The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
47031062709432
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Revolution Erie Productions Ltd. ; ImageMovers ; produced by Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis ; screenplay by Jane Anderson ; directed by Jane Anderson
Runtime
99
Summary
Based on the true story of Evelyn Ryan. Offers a revealing study of the housewife's plight during the Eisenhower era, along with an inspiring tale of tenacity and survival against formidable odds. Evelyn is a cheerfully strong-willed mother of ten who compensates for the failings of her alcoholic husband by becoming the most successful "contester" in the country. Between the mid-1950s and the early '60s, Evelyn submitted cleverly worded poems, jingles, and slogans in corporate sponsored contests. Winning everything from palm trees and pogo-sticks to sports cars and cash, she somehow mangages to hold the financially desperate family together with happy smiles and a rock-solid defiance
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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