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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.
- (3.8K)
- Drama
- Francis Ford Coppola
- 1969-08-27
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 released by Warner ...
- $750,000
- Bart Patton, Ronald B Colby
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 and picks up a mentally disabled hitchhiker on her way to California. She faces various challenges and choices along the way, questioning her life decisions and responsibilities.
Sep 10, 2012 · Knight is outstanding (in a superb cast) as the pregnant woman who runs away in quest of the identity she feels she has lost as a Long Island housewife, and finds herself increasingly tangled in ...
Despite an effort by the Warner Bros. publicity mills to turn The Rain People into an instant cult film upon its first release (the ad campaign stressed the intimacy and humanity of the story), this early Francis Ford Coppola effort would have to wait several years to find its audience.
