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The Natural is a 1984 American sports film based on Bernard Malamud's 1952 novel of the same name, directed by Barry Levinson, and starring Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky and Richard Farnsworth.
May 11, 1984 · A middle-aged unknown becomes a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent in this adaptation of Bernard Malamud's novel. The movie features Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close and Kim Basinger, and was nominated for four Oscars.
- (53K)
- Drama, Sport
- Barry Levinson
- 1984-05-11
On the way to a tryout with the Chicago Cubs, young baseball phenom Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is shot by the unstable Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey). After 16 years, Hobbs returns to pro baseball...
- (47)
- Barry Levinson
- PG
- Robert Redford
Roger Ebert criticizes the film for turning Robert Redford into a god-like hero and ignoring the other characters and the realism of baseball. He finds the ending cheap and phony, and the movie a missed opportunity to explore the human drama of the sport.
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the baseball drama The Natural, based on Bernard Malamud's novel. See the full cast and crew list, including Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, and more.
A baseball fantasy film about Roy Hobbs, a mysterious player with a magical bat and a mysterious past. He joins the New York Knights in 1930s and leads them to glory, while facing enemies, romance and a dark secret.
The Natural is a 1952 novel about baseball by Bernard Malamud, and is his debut novel. The story follows Roy Hobbs, a baseball prodigy whose career is sidetracked after being shot by a woman whose motivation remains mysterious.
