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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1980-09-19
- video_camera_front Companies Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises
- timer Runtime: 124 Mins
- star Rating: 7.5 / 10
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- info IMDB ID tt0081283
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Ordinary People (1980) 35mm film trailer, flat hard matte, 1440p
Ordinary People and Melvin and Howard Win Writing Awards: 1981 Oscars
Robert Redford Wins Best Directing: 53rd Oscars (1981)
Ordinary People Wins Best Picture: 1981 Oscars
Timothy Hutton Wins Supporting Actor: 1981 Oscars
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smart_display Cast
Donald Sutherland
Calvin Jarrett
Mary Tyler Moore
Beth Jarrett
Judd Hirsch
Dr. Berger
Timothy Hutton
Conrad Jarrett
M. Emmet Walsh
Swim Coach
Elizabeth McGovern
Jeannine Pratt
Dinah Manoff
Karen
Fredric Lehne
Lazenby
James B. Sikking
Ray Hanley
Basil Hoffman
Sloan
Quinn K. Redeker
Ward
Mariclare Costello
Audrey
Meg Mundy
Grandmother
Elizabeth Hubbard
Ruth
Adam Baldwin
Stillman
Richard Whiting
Grandfather
Scott Doebler
Buck Jarrett
Carl DiTomasso
Van Buren
Tim Clarke
Truan
Ken Dishner
Genthe
Lisa Smyth
Gail
Ann Eggert
Mitzi
Randall Robbins
Bryce
Cynthia Baker
Ms. Mellon
John Stimpson
John
Liz Kinney
Liz
Steven Hirsch
Mack
Rudy Hornish
Ed
Clarissa Downey
Chris
Cynthia Burke
Annie
Jane Alderman
Linda
Paul Preston
Dennis
Gustave Lachenauer
Gus
Marilyn Rockafellow
Sarah
Don Billett
Philip
Ronald Solomon
Joel
Virginia Long
Choir Director
Paula Segal
Shopper
Estelle Meyers
Saleslady
Stuart Shiff
Waiter
Rose Wool
Waitress
Douglas Kinney
Actor
Constance Addington
Actress
Edwin Bederman
McDonald's Manager
Bobby Coyne
Young Buck
Michael Creadon
Young Conrad
groups Crew
Alvin Sargent
Screenplay
Robert Redford
Director
Ronald L. Schwary
Producer
Jerry Wunderlich
Set Decoration
Bernie Pollack
Costume Design
William B. Fosser
Set Decoration
Penny Perry
Casting
Ronald L. Schwary
Production Manager
John Bailey
Director of Photography
Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer
J. Michael Riva
Art Direction
Phillip Bennett
Art Direction
Judith Guest
Novel
Jeff Kanew
Editor
Nancy Dowd
Additional Writing
Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor
Kathe Swanson
Hairstylist
Gary Liddiard
Makeup Artist
Ronald W. McLeish
Gaffer
Joel Israel
Hairstylist
Kay Rose
Supervising Sound Editor
Mary Cay Hollander
Production Coordinator
Marcia Reed
Still Photographer
Jean Burt Reilly
Hairstylist
Steve Perry
First Assistant Director
Michael Britton
Second Assistant Director
Rita Salazar
Wardrobe Coordinator
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Editor
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Grusin
Music Editor
Carol Ann Jackson
Assistant Editor
Kenneth Schwarz
Boom Operator
Lou Noto
First Assistant Camera
Rusty Warren
Production Accountant
Dennis Park
Assistant Accountant
Kathleen Korth
Assistant Sound Editor
Edward Aiona
Property Master
Bill Varney
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marilyn Madderom
Assistant Editor
Victoria Sampson
Sound Editor
Jack Hirshberg
Unit Publicist
Clyde Hart
Key Grip
James Glennon
Camera Operator
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tommy Magglos
Second Assistant Camera
Robert M. Moore
Wardrobe Coordinator
Else Blangsted
Music Editor
Charles M. Wilborn
Sound Mixer
Herman Lowers
Construction Coordinator
Patrick Markey
Location Manager
Chuck Stein
Construction Foreman
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Robert McLain
Key Grip
Willie Marceau
Head Carpenter
Dan Wallin
Sound Mixer
William Powley
Painter
Richard Boris
Greensman
Phill Norman
Title Designer
John Credidio
Gaffer
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