The Rain People

The Rain People
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrancis Ford Coppola
Written byFrancis Ford Coppola
Produced byRonald Colby
Bart Patton
StarringShirley Knight
James Caan
Robert Duvall
Marya Zimmet
CinematographyBill Butler
Edited byBarry Malkin
Music byRonald Stein
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release dates
  • August 27, 1969 (1969-08-27) (San Sebastián)
  • August 27, 1969 (1969-08-27) (U.S.)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$750,000

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