| The Trip to Bountiful | |
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| Directed by | Peter Masterson |
| Screenplay by | Horton Foote |
| Based on | The Trip to Bountiful 1953 play by Horton Foote |
| Produced by | Horton Foote Sterling Van Wagenen |
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| Cinematography | Fred Murphy |
| Edited by | Jay Freund |
| Music by | J.A.C. Redford |
Production companies | Bountiful Film Partners FilmDallas Pictures |
| Distributed by | Island Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $7,491,903[1] |
The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 American road drama film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. It was adapted by Horton Foote from his 1953 play of the same name. The film features a soundtrack by J.A.C. Redford featuring Will Thompson's "Softly and Tenderly" sung by Cynthia Clawson.[2] Geraldine Page won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Mrs. Watts and Horton Foote was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
The film is partially set in the titular community of Bountiful, a fictitious Texas town. Although part of the film is set in Houston, Texas (as was the original play), the movie was shot in Dallas.
- ^ "The Trip to Bountiful". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Liverett, David (2005). This Is My Story: 146 of the World's Greatest Gospel Singers. Thomas Nelson, Inc. ISBN 1-4185-0607-9. P. 45.