"Ordinary People" (1980)
Ordinary People (1980)
Wildwood Enterprises, Inc.
The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.
"Ordinary People" is a 1980 American drama film that marked the directorial debut of actor Robert Redford. The film stars Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, and Timothy Hutton. The story concerns the disintegration of an upper-middle class family in Lake Forest, Illinois, following the death of one of their sons in a boating accident. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent was based upon the 1976 novel "Ordinary People" by Judith Guest.
Genre': Drama
Release date: September 19, 1980
Director: Robert Redford
Screenplay by: Alvin Sargent
Based on: The novel, "Ordinary People" by Judith Guest
Music by: Marvin Hamlisch
Cinematography: John Bailey
Edited by: Jeff Kanew
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, and Timothy Hutton, M. Emmet Walsh, Elizabeth McGovern, Dinah Manoff
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Awards
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Best Director - Motion Picture
- Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
- New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
* © 1980 - Paramount Pictures
