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Writer:
Francis Ford Coppola (writer)
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Release Date:
27 August 1969 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Having discovered that she is pregnant, Natalie Ravenna (Shirley Knight), a Long Island housewife panics... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Warner Archive: 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 31 August 2009, 2:58 AM, PDT)
HuffPost Review: Coppola's Tetro
 (From Huffington Post. 10 June 2009, 1:09 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Coppola's first film aptly demonstrates emerging greatness more (10 total)

Cast

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James Caan ... Jimmy Kilgannon (Killer)
Shirley Knight ... Natalie Ravenna

Robert Duvall ... Gordon
Marya Zimmet ... Rosalie

Tom Aldredge ... Mr. Alfred
Laura Crews ... Ellen (as Laurie Crews)
Andrew Duncan ... Artie
Margaret Fairchild ... Marion
Sally Gracie ... Beth
Alan Manson ... Lou
Robert Modica ... Vinny Ravenna
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Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:AA (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA more
Company:
American Zoetrope more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Shirley Knight, who plays a pregnant woman in the film, was actually pregnant during the making of this movie. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004) (V) more

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Coppola's first film aptly demonstrates emerging greatness, 15 November 2004
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Author: lewgin-1 from Oklahoma

I have a letter from Ms. Knight, who went to college with my older sister. In it, she tells of the hardships of making this film. She, herself, was pregnant--an interesting conjunction with the movie's plot--and the novice director was unsure, fairly green, and having great difficulties with all the decisions, logistics, etc. They were on the move all the time, and it was a very difficult shoot.

The film, however, with a strong debut for James Caan, remains effective and affecting. It's a great showcase for the talent that Ms. Knight has demonstrated her entire career--on television, in movies and on the stage, where she won the Tony for "Kennedy's Children."

This film has aged well.

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