The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (film)
| The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Robert Ellis Miller |
| Produced by |
Joel Freeman Marc Merson Thomas C. Ryan |
| Written by |
Carson McCullers Thomas C. Ryan |
| Starring |
Alan Arkin Sondra Locke |
| Music by | Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Editing by | John F. Burnett |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,100,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a 1968 film adaptation of the Carson McCullers novel of the same name. It was directed by Robert Ellis Miller.[2] It stars Alan Arkin, Sondra Locke, Laurinda Barrett, Stacy Keach, Percy Rodriguez, Chuck McCann and Cicely Tyson. Academy Award nominations went to both Arkin and Locke.
The film updates the novel's small-town Southern setting from the Depression era to the then-contemporary 1960s.
Plot
John Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert pianist. At first hostile, Mick soon becomes friends with Singer, hoping to enlarge his small world. Three other central characters come to Singer for help, each of them seeing in him a powerful force. Yet some are so obsessed with their own troubles that they fail to see that Singer has some very serious ones of his own.
Cast
- Alan Arkin as John Singer
- Sondra Locke as Mick Kelly
- Laurinda Barrett as Mrs. Kelly
- Stacy Keach as Blount (as Stacy Keach Jr.)
- Chuck McCann as Spiros Antonapoulos
- Biff McGuire as Mr. Kelly
- Percy Rodriguez as Doctor Copeland
- Cicely Tyson as Portia
- Jackie Marlowe as Bubber
- Johnny Popwell as Willie
- Wayne Smith as Harry
- Peter Mamakos as Spirmonedes
- John O'Leary as Beaudine
- Hubert Harper as Brannon
- Sherri Vise as Delores
- Don Swafford as Dr. Gordon
Awards
- Academy Award nominations
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (Alan Arkin)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Sondra Locke)
- Golden Globe nominations
- Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama (Alan Arkin)
- Best Supporting Actress (Sondra Locke)
- Most Promising Newcomer - Female (Sondra Locke)
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- Won - Best Actor (Alan Arkin)
- Writers Guild of America, USA
- Nominated - Best Written American Drama (Thomas C. Ryan)
- Won - Best Cinematography (James Wong Howe)
- Won (2nd place) - Best Female Supporting Performance (Sondra Locke)
- Nominated (8th place) - Best Female New Face (Sondra Locke)
References
- ↑ "Big Rental Films of 1968", Variety, 8 January 1969 p 15. Please note this figure is a rental accruing to distributors.
- ↑ Adler, Renata. "New York Times: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
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