A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain is a 1957 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemannand starring Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, Anthony Franciosa, Lloyd Nolan and Henry Silva. The story is based on a 1955 Broadway play of the same name about the effects of morphine addiction.
Plot
In a housing project apartment in New York City, Johnny Pope lives with his pregnant wife Celia and his brother Polo. Johnny is a veteran who recently returned from the Korean War, in which he sustained an injury while surviving for days trapped in a cave. His survival made him a hero in the newspapers, but his ensuing recuperation in a military hospital left him secretly addicted to the painkiller morphine, with Polo his only family member aware of his condition.
Awards
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| author | Alfred Hayes Carl Foreman Michael V. Gazzo |
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| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Fred Zinnemann |
| editor | Dorothy Spencer |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | addict arrest baby buy drive drug habit housing project korean war learn lose married meet military hospital morning morphine night walk pregnant wife project a public housing survive trap unmarried walk want |
| musicBy | Bernard Herrmann |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor |
| producer | Buddy Adler |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | New York City |