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7.3/10   647 votes
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Director:
Gilbert Cates
Writers:
Robert Anderson (play)
Robert Anderson (screenplay)
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Release Date:
22 November 1971 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Hackman plays a New York professor who wants a change in his life, and plans to get married to his girlfriend and move to California... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Marvelous script and great performances by the leads make this an excellent film more

Cast

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Melvyn Douglas ... Tom Garrison

Gene Hackman ... Gene Garrison
Dorothy Stickney ... Margaret Garrison
Estelle Parsons ... Alice
Elizabeth Hubbard ... Dr. Margaret 'Peggy' Thayer
Lovelady Powell ... Norma
Daniel Keyes ... Dr. Mayberry
Conrad Bain ... Rev. Sam Pell
Jon Richards ... Marvin Scott
Nikki Counselman ... Waitress
Carol Peterson ... Nurse #1
Sloane Shelton ... Nurse #2

James Karen ... Mr. Tucker (old age home director)
Gene Williams ... Dr. Jensen (state hospital director)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Strangers (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
West Germany:12 | Sweden:Btl | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Margaret Garrison: Look how he walks. Like a brigadier general. He may not always remember where he is going, but he always goes there with a firm step. more
Soundtrack:
Strangers more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Marvelous script and great performances by the leads make this an excellent film, 16 August 2001
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I saw this movie when it first came out and I remember it vividly from over thirty years later. I recently saw it again, expecting the passage of time to have dimmed my fondness for it somewhat. It was just as wonderful as I remembered it, but I understood things at the age of 39 that I did not at ten. Melvyn Douglas and Gene Hackman deservedly got Oscar nominations for their splendid work here. There is also a marvelous script, also nominated for an Oscar. I expect I will remember the last line until I die. Most Highly Recommended

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