The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (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.
- Released
- 1968-07-31
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Ellis Miller, Thomas C. Ryan
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 51 votes
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