Rachel, Rachel

Rachel, Rachel
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Newman
Screenplay byStewart Stern
Based onA Jest of God
1966 novel
by Margaret Laurence
Produced byPaul Newman
Starring
CinematographyGayne Rescher
Edited byDede Allen
Music byJerome Moross
Production
company
Kayos Productions
Distributed byWarner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release date
  • August 26, 1968 (1968-08-26)
Running time
101 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
Budget$780,000
Box office$3,000,000 (rentals)[2]

Rachel, Rachel is a 1968 American drama film produced and directed by Paul Newman[3] and starring his wife, Joanne Woodward, in the title role and co-starring Estelle Parsons and James Olson. The screenplay, by Stewart Stern based on the 1966 novel A Jest of God by Canadian author Margaret Laurence, concerns a schoolteacher in small-town Connecticut and her sexual awakening and independence in her mid-30s. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress for Woodward, and Best Supporting Actress for Parsons) and won two Golden Globes: Best Director and Best Actress (Drama).

  1. ^ "RACHEL, RACHEL". British Board of Film Classification. August 7, 1968. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1968", Variety, January 8, 1969 p 15. Please note this figure is a rental accruing to distributors.
  3. ^ Variety film review; August 21, 1968, page 6.