The Whole Wide World

Year: 1996

Runtime: 106 mins

Language: English

Director: Dan Ireland

Budget: $1.3M

DramaRomance

In 1930s Texas, pulp‑fiction legend Robert E. Howard meets Novalyne Price, a teacher who dreams of writing. Their bond is built on lively conversation and shared imagination, hinting at romance. Yet Howard’s single‑minded devotion to his work and his ailing mother drives Novalyne to seek love elsewhere, leaving him feeling betrayed and isolated.

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