The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

123 mins | Drama | July 31, 1968

Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a young girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert pianist. At first hostile, Mick soon becomes friends with Singer, hoping to enlarge his small world. Three other central characters come to Singer for help also, each of them seeing in him a powerful force.

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

123 mins | Drama | July 31, 1968

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a young girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert pianist. At first hostile, Mick soon becomes friends with Singer, hoping to enlarge his small world. Three other central characters come to Singer for help also, each of them seeing in him a powerful force.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Warner Brothers-Seven Arts
Original title The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Directors Marie Kenney, Robert J. Anderson, Robert Ellis Miller
Writers Thomas C. Ryan, Carson McCullers

Cast

Sondra Locke

as Margaret "Mick" Kelly

Alan Arkin

as John Singer

Laurinda Barrett

as Mrs. Kelly

Stacy Keach

as Blount

Chuck McCann

as Spiros Antonapoulos

Biff McGuire

as Mr. Kelly

Percy Rodriguez

as Doctor Copeland

Cicely Tyson

as Portia Copeland

Jackie Marlowe

as Bubber

Johnny Popwell

as Willie

Wayne Smith

as Harry

Peter Mamakos

as Spirmonedes

John O'Leary

as Beaudine

Hubert Harper

as Brannon

Sherri Vise

as Delores