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The Rainmaker is a 1956 American romance and drama film directed by Joseph Anthony. Produced by Hal B. Wallis through Paramount Pictures, the movie features a cast including Burt Lancaster, Katharine Hepburn, Wendell Corey, and Lloyd Bridges. The screenplay was written by N. Richard Nash, with music composed by Alex North. Additional creative roles included Charles Lang as director of photography, Edith Head as costume designer, Hal Pereira as production designer, and Warren Low as film editor.
The narrative is set in Kansas and explores themes such as unrequited love, drought, and the presence of a stranger. The film was released in the United States on December 13, 1956, and has a runtime of 121 minutes. It is available in English and has been distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix, with availability on platforms like Amazon Prime Video. The work received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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6.8Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as a homemaker can't make up for the fact that she's just plain plain! Even the town sheriff, File, for whom she harbors a secrect yen, won't take a chance --- until the town suffers a drought and into the lives of Lizzie and her brothers and father comes one Bill Starbuck ... profession: Rainmaker!
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Bill Starbuck
- Katharine Hepburn as Lizzie Curry
- Wendell Corey as Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
- Lloyd Bridges as Noah Curry
- Earl Holliman as Jim Curry
- Cameron Prud'Homme as H.C. Curry
Themes
- con man
- unrequited love
- stranger
- drought
- spinster
- pray for rain
- western
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Joseph Anthony
- Screenwriter
- N. Richard Nash
- Cast member
- Wallace Ford
- Composer
- Alex North
- Producer
- Hal B. Wallis
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Charles Lang
- Narrative location
- Kansas
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 677280
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1956-01-01
- title
- The Rainmaker
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- production designer
- Hal Pereira
- film editor
- Warren Low
- different from
- Henderson the Rain King
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