The World According to Garp(Movie, 1982)

Name: The World According to Garp
Genre: Drama
Released: 1982
Duration: T02:16:00
Rating: 3.4

FSK: 16+ years

| 2h 16min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 136 votes)

The World According to Garp is a 1982 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by George Roy Hill and starring Robin Williams in the title role. Written by Steve Tesich, it is based on the 1978 novel of the same title by John Irving. For their roles, John Lithgow and Glenn Close (in her cinematic debut) were respectively nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 55th Academy Awards. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The World According to Garp

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

About The World According to Garp

A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.

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Trailer for The World According to Garp + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer, The World According to Garp(Trailer, 2:05)

Trailer, The World According to Garp (Trailer) | John Irving on why The World According to Garp is more relevant now than he ever imagined (Featurette) | Garp und wie er die Welt sah ≣ 1982 ≣ Trailer ≣ Remastered (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: New Jersey

Plays in: New Jersey

Based on the work of: John Irving ("The World According to Garp")

Made by: Warner Bros. Pictures, Pan Arts

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 25 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 08/06/1987 (World premiere: 08/13/1982)

Cast: Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Mark Soper, Amanda Plummer, Hume Cronyn, Jenny Wright, Jessica Tandy, Swoosie Kurtz, Eve Gordon, George Roy Hill, Garett Maggart, Amy Irving, John Irving, Peter Michael Goetz

Director: George Roy Hill

Producer: George Roy Hill

Screenwriter: Steve Tesich

Film Editor: Stephen A. Rotter

Director of Photography: Miroslav Ondříček

Composer: David Shire

Costume designer: Ann Roth

Production Designer: Henry Bumstead

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

"Verden ifølge Garp"

"El mundo según Garp"

"De Wereld volgens Garp"

Keywords: based on novel or book, pregnancy, typewriter, writer, paternity, love, childlessness, wrestler, wrestling

Budget: 17,000,000 USD

Revenue: 29,712,172 USD (= 175%)

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The World According to Garp(Movie, 1982)

Where to watch The World According to Garp (cinema/streaming/download)?

Awards & Nominations for The World According to Garp

About The World According to Garp

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Trailer for The World According to Garp + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer, The World According to Garp(Trailer, 2:05)

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