| The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | |
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| Directed by | Robert Ellis Miller |
| Screenplay by | Thomas C. Ryan |
| Based on | The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers |
| Produced by | Thomas C. Ryan Marc Merson |
| Starring | Alan Arkin Laurinda Barrett Stacy Keach, Jr. Chuck McCann Biff McGuire Percy Rodriguez Cicely Tyson Sondra Locke |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Edited by | John F. Burnett |
| Music by | Dave Grusin |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.1 million (US/ Canada)[1] |
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.[2] It stars Alan Arkin and Sondra Locke (in her film debut, age 24),[3] 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.[4]
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1968". Variety. January 8, 1969. p. 15. Please note this figure is a rental accruing to distributors.
- ^ Adler, Renata (January 16, 2008). "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
- ^ Slaughter, Sylvia (May 28, 1989). "Sondra vs. Clint in palimony suit". The Tennessean. Nashville.
Don Locke loves his sister. He misses her, and he regrets the fact that his three daughters don't have any knowledge of Sondra other than what they see on TV or in print or hear from gossipmongers. 'Sondra's not this kind of bad character,' he says. 'Maybe she's changed, but she was my big sister who used to play baseball with me. Sondra's gonna be 45 May 28 ...' Locke's publicist claims Sondra will be 42 today.
- ^ "AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved August 6, 2016.