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Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his feature directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Judith Guest. The film follows the disintegration of a wealthy family in Lake Forest, Illinois, following the accidental death of one of their two sons and the ...
Sep 19, 1980 · Ordinary People: Directed by Robert Redford. With Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton. The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son.
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- Drama
- Robert Redford
- 1980-09-19
“Ordinary People” isn't a docudrama; it's the story of these people and their situation, and it shows them doing what's most difficult to show in fiction, it shows them changing, learning, and growing. At the center of the change is the surviving son, Conrad, played by a wonderfully natural young actor named Timothy Hutton. He is absolutely ...
Ordinary People was released on Sept. 19, 1980, and went on to earn $55 million. Heading into the Oscars, it had six nominations, including nods for Hutton, Moore, Hirsch, and Redford, as well as for Best Picture.
Ordinary People. Tormented by guilt following the death of his older brother, Buck, in a sailing accident, alienated teenager Conrad Jarrett (Timothy Hutton) attempts suicide. Returning home ...
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- Robert Redford
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- Donald Sutherland
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The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son. Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide ...
