Movie
Ordinary People
Overview
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 attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
Details
- Release date
- 1980-09-19
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Donald Sutherland as Calvin Jarrett
- Mary Tyler Moore as Beth Jarrett
- Judd Hirsch as Dr. Berger
- Timothy Hutton as Conrad Jarrett
- M. Emmet Walsh as Swim Coach
- Elizabeth McGovern as Jeannine Pratt
- Dinah Manoff as Karen
- Fredric Lehne as Lazenby
- James B. Sikking as Ray Hanley
- Basil Hoffman as Sloan
- Quinn K. Redeker as Ward
- Mariclare Costello as Audrey
Crew
- Robert Redford - Director
- Alvin Sargent - Screenplay
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