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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Play trailer Poster for The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter G,  1968,  2h 4m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In this adaptation of the Carson McCullers novel, John Singer (Alan Arkin), who is deaf and mute, tries to help the people around him. He rents a bedroom in a small Southern town to be closer to his friend, Spiros (Chuck McCann), who is also deaf. John attempts to strike up a friendship with Mick (Sondra Locke), the teenage daughter of his disabled landlord (Biff McGuire), and meets the town drunk (Stacy Keach Jr.). Later, he helps Dr. Copeland confront his failing health.
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Feb 1, 2019 The best movie score ever composed!
Oct 11, 2017 A film that had a great impact on me when I saw it as a teenager. It was unimaginable to me then that people could be so callous. Alan Arkin is unforgettable as a deaf man whose love for his institutionalized friend is inspirational. But the reactions of the people around him were dispicable. The book by Carson McCullers was written when she was 23. See more
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Robert Ellis Miller

Director

Alan Arkin

John Singer

Sondra Locke

Mick

Stacy Keach

Blount

Laurinda Barrett

Mrs. Kelly

Chuck McCann

Spiros Antonapoulos

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Synopsis In this adaptation of the Carson McCullers novel, John Singer (Alan Arkin), who is deaf and mute, tries to help the people around him. He rents a bedroom in a small Southern town to be closer to his friend, Spiros (Chuck McCann), who is also deaf. John attempts to strike up a friendship with Mick (Sondra Locke), the teenage daughter of his disabled landlord (Biff McGuire), and meets the town drunk (Stacy Keach Jr.). Later, he helps Dr. Copeland confront his failing health.
Director
Robert Ellis Miller
Producer
Thomas C. Ryan, Marc Merson
Screenwriter
Thomas C. Ryan
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
G
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 31, 1968, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
2h 4m
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