The Rain People

The Rain People
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Francis Ford Coppola
Written by	Francis Ford Coppola
Produced by	Ronald Colby Bart Patton
Starring	Shirley Knight James Caan Robert Duvall Marya Zimmet
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Edited by	Barry Malkin
Music by	Ronald Stein
Production company	American Zoetrope
Distributed by	Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release dates	27 August 1969 (1969-08-27) (San Sebastián) 27 August 1969 (1969-08-27) (U.S.)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$750,000[1]

The Rain People is a 1969 American road drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and starring Shirley Knight, James Caan and Robert Duvall. The film centers on a middle-class housewife (Knight), who runs away from her husband after learning she is pregnant.

Coppola's fifth directorial work, The Rain People was released by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on 27 August 1969 and received generally positive reviews from critics. It won the Golden Shell at the 1969 San Sebastian Film Festival.