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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter(Movie, 1968)

2h 3min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 18 votes)

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a 1968 American film adaptation of the 1940 novel of the same name by Carson McCullers. It was directed by Robert Ellis Miller. It stars Alan Arkin and Sondra Locke (in her film debut, age 24), who both earned Academy Award nominations for their performances. The film updates the novel's small-town Southern setting from the Depression era to the contemporary 1960s. The film is recognized by the American Film Institute in AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores – Nominated. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor

About The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a young girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert pianist. At first hostile, Mick soon becomes friends with Singer, hoping to enlarge his small world. Three other central characters come to Singer for help also, each of them seeing in him a powerful force.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Georgia

Made by: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 13 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 07/31/1968

Cast: Alan Arkin, Sondra Locke, Stacy Keach, Cicely Tyson, Biff McGuire, Chuck McCann, Percy Rodriguez, Peter Mamakos, John O'Leary

Director: Robert Ellis Miller

Director of Photography: James Wong Howe

Composer: Dave Grusin

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Das Herz ist ein einsamer Jäger"

"El corazón es un cazador solitario"

"Le Coeur est un chasseur solitaire"

"Hjärtat jagar allena"

"Hjärtats ensamhet"

Keywords: deaf-mute, coming of age, deaf, southern usa literature

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