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The Rain People. The Rain People is a 1969 American road drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and starring Shirley Knight, James Caan and Robert Duvall. The film centers on a middle-class housewife (Knight), who runs away from her husband after learning she is pregnant. Coppola's fifth directorial work, The Rain People was ...
The Rain People: Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With James Caan, Shirley Knight, Robert Duvall, Marya Zimmet. When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.
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- Drama
- Francis Ford Coppola
- 1969-08-27
A middle-class wife (Shirley Knight) and a hitchhiker (James Caan) embark on a road trip across America in search of freedom and meaning. Roger Ebert compares the film to "Easy Rider" and explores the themes of disillusionment, innocence and the American landscape.
Upon learning that she's pregnant, housewife Natalie Ravenna (Shirley Knight) leaves her husband and embarks on a road trip of self-discovery. On her odyssey across America, Natalie picks up ...
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- Francis Ford Coppola
- R
- James Caan
A pregnant housewife runs away from her husband to California and picks up a mentally disabled hitchhiker. She faces questions about her life choices, responsibility and freedom in this road movie.
The Rain People was the first film released as an American Zoetrope production, although Warner Bros. distributed it. Reviews were mixed. According to Variety , "Writer-director Francis Coppola, scrutinizing the flight of a neurotic young woman and her efforts to assist a brain-damaged ex-football player, has developed an overlong, brooding film.
122 IMDb 6.8 1 h 41 min 1969. X-Ray R. Drama · Eerie · Emotional · Sad. Available to rent or buy. Rent. SD $3.79. Buy. SD $9.99. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
