Who'll Stop the Rain

"A week ago they were strangers. An hour ago they were lovers. Now they are targets."

1978 2h 6m EN

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6.4

MID

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81%

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METACRITIC

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6.7

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 77🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes●73Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 3,378

CrimeActionDrama

Synopsis

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John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked narcotics agents.

“A week ago they were strangers. An hour ago they were lovers. Now they are targets.”

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Cast

Nick Nolte
Ray Hicks
Tuesday Weld
Marge Converse
Michael Moriarty
John Converse
Anthony Zerbe
Antheil
Richard Masur
Danskin
Ray Sharkey
Smitty
Gail Strickland
Charmian
Charles Haid
Eddie Peace

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Karel Reisz
Writers: Robert Stone, Judith Rascoe
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Karel Reisz, shot by Richard H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Laurence Rosenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Bloom shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nick Nolte and Tuesday Weld and Michael Moriarty carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A week ago they were strangers. An hour ago they were lovers. Now they are targets.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0078490 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Karel Reisz directs. Richard H. Kline behind the camera. Laurence Rosenthal scores. John Bloom cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Karel Reisz, shot by Richard H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Laurence Rosenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor John Bloom shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nick Nolte and Tuesday Weld and Michael Moriarty carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A week ago they were strangers. An hour ago they were lovers. Now they are targets.".
7IMDB entry: tt0078490 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "vietnam war", "vietnam veteran", "vietnam", "based on novel or book".
10Released under 22 different titles around the world.