The Rain People
| The Rain People | |
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| 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 |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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.