A Hatful of Rain

★★★★★

Turkish title: Izdırap Kaynağı

“The tender love story of Johnny Pope, husband, brother, father-to-be!”

1957 · 1 h 49 min

Directed by Fred Zinnemann

Drama

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Cast

Don Murray Eva Marie Saint

Credits

Written by: Michael V. Gazzo

Plot

A drug addict hides his habit from his wife.

Sinekatalog’s take

Fred Zinnemann's drama follows a Korean War veteran hiding his morphine addiction from his pregnant wife. Don Murray and Eva Marie Saint are strong in a frank, tense and humane study of addiction for its time.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (1,806 votes)
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