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If John Singer could, he’d tell you about his inner world of beauty and dignity. But the card he holds must speak for him. “I am a deaf-mute. I read lips and understand what is said to me. Please do not shout.” In the performance that earned him an Oscar® nomination and New York Film Critics Award as 1968’s Best Actor, future Academy Award® winner* Alan Arkin is Singer in this film of Carson McCullers’ acclaimed first novel. When he moves to a sleepy Southern town to be near his hospitalized friend (Chuck McCann), a brain-damaged man-child, Singer’s silent kindness draws to him others broken in body and spirit.
Original Release
07/31/1968
US Release
07/31/1968
Cast
Name | Character |
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Chuck McCann | Spiros Antonapoulos / Antonapoulos |
Peter Mamakos | Spirmonedes |
John O'Leary | Beaudine |
Sondra Locke | Mick |
Biff McGuire | Mr. Kelly |
Jackie Marlowe | Bubber |
Laurinda Barrett | Mrs. Kelly |
Robbie Barnes | Ralph |
Wayne Smith | Harry |
Richard Fingar | Sucker |
Directors
Writers
Carson McCullers, Thomas C. Ryan
Cast
Name | Character |
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Chuck McCann | Spiros Antonapoulos / Antonapoulos |
Peter Mamakos | Spirmonedes |
John O'Leary | Beaudine |
Sondra Locke | Mick |
Biff McGuire | Mr. Kelly |
Jackie Marlowe | Bubber |
Laurinda Barrett | Mrs. Kelly |
Robbie Barnes | Ralph |
Wayne Smith | Harry |
Richard Fingar | Sucker |
Sherri Vise | Delores |
Gavin Paulin | Spareribs |
Percy Rodrigues | Dr. Copeland / Doctor Copeland |
Cicely Tyson | Portia |
Johnny Popwell | Willie |
Horace Oates Jr. | Horace Oates Jr. |
Stacy Keach | Blount |
Hubert Harper | Brannon |
Don Swafford | Dr. Gordon |
Anna Lee Carroll | Nurse Bradford |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joel Freeman | Executive Producer |
Marc Merson | Producer |
Thomas C. Ryan | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1969 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1969 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1969 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1969 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |
1969 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
1969 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Nominated |