The World According to Garp (film)
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| Directed by | George Roy Hill |
| Produced by | Robert Crawford George Roy Hill Patrick Kelley |
| Written by | Novel: John Irving Screenplay: Steve Tesich |
| Starring | Robin Williams Mary Beth Hurt Glenn Close John Lithgow |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondrícek |
| Editing by | Ronald Roose Stephen A. Rotter |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Running time | 136 min. |
| Language | English |
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The World According to Garp is 1982 feature film directed by George Roy Hill based on the novel of the same title by John Irving. The film stars Robin Williams as T. S. Garp, Glenn Close as Jenny Fields, and John Lithgow as Roberta Muldoon. Close (this was her feature film debut) and Lithgow received Academy Award nominations.
The film chronicles the life of T. S. Garp, the illegitimate son of his feminist mother, Jenny Fields. The primary themes explored in the film are fatherhood, lust, adultery, and loss. The movie was shot on the campus of Millbrook School, in Millbrook, NY.
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