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A Hatful of Rain is a 1957 American drama film about a young married man with a secret morphine addiction, based on a 1955 Broadway play of the same name. [1] It is a medically and sociologically accurate account of the effects of morphine on an addict and his family. [4]
A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this film.
- (1.5K)
- Drama
- Fred Zinnemann
- 1957-09-09
A film adaptation of a play by Michael Vincente Gazzo, starring Don Murray as a man who struggles with his brother's drug addiction and his feelings for his brother's wife. The film was directed by Fred Zinnemann and released by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1957.
- Fred Zinnemann, Ben Kadish
- Eva Marie Saint
Henry Silva. Mother. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. Based on the play by Michael V. Gazzo, this screen drama focuses on Johnny Pope (Don Murray), a Korean War vet with a severe morphine habit.
- (15)
- Fred Zinnemann
- Drama
- Eva Marie Saint
A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family. War veteran Johnny Pope, his wife of four years Celia Pope, who is pregnant with their first child, and Johnny's younger brother Polo Pope live together in a working class existence in the inner city of New York.
A Hatful of Rain is a 1957 American drama film about a young married man with a secret morphine addiction, based on a 1955 Broadway play of the same name. It is a medically and sociologically accurate account of the effects of morphine on an addict and his family.
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War hero Johnny hides his heroin addiction from his pregnant wife and estranged father, while relying on his brother Polo for financial and emotional support.
