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The Rain People (1969)

★ 6.8R102 minDirector: Francis Ford Coppola

1969 film by Francis Ford Coppola

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 fourth directorial work, The Rain People was released by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on August 27, 1969, and received generally positive reviews from critics. It won the Golden Shell at the 1969 San Sebastian Film Festival.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Rain People about?
The Rain People (1969) — Having discovered that she is pregnant, Natalie Ravenna, a Long Island housewife panics and leaves home to see if she might just possibly have made something different out of herself; if she can manage to unshackle her grocery list worth of responsibilities that add up to a life
Is The Rain People based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Rain People scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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