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Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

pocketg99 A Hatful of Rain has a strong acting and a great script. The film's biggest asset, however, is its maturity. Make no mistake, this is a serious movie and not just because it is about addiction. If you are familiar with other Zinnemann films, you have already been exposed to the unflinching psychological realism that defines his work. Zinnemann's films are honest. Where some directors would cut away from a difficult scene, Zinnemann zooms in. This may be one of the least escapist films you could find, not because it is a tragedy, but because it is a reality. There is some truth to the complaints about this film's staginess, but overall it delivers as as a great late '60s serious film.

JohnHowardReid Copyright 1957 by 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. New York opening at the Victoria: 17 July 1957. U.S. release: 14 June 1957. U.K. release: 17 November 1957. Australian release: 12 September 1957. Sydney opening at the Esquire. 9,572 feet or 106 minutes in the U.K. 109 minutes in the U.S. and Australia.SYNOPSIS: Don Murray plays the "junkie" who is very much in love with his pregnant wife, Miss Saint. But always there are the savage demands of his addiction which turn him into a creature at once pathetic and hateful. Living in the same apartment with husband and wife is Franciosa, brother and protector of Murray. To appease his brother's sick thirst for the drug Franciosa has provided money and made sacrifices. Finally Franciosa has no more money to give and the growing plight explodes over Murray's head. His wife, thinking his furtive disappearances signify another woman, plans to leave him. In addition, a trio of creeps, superbly characterized by Henry Silva, Gerald O'Loughlin and William Hickey, close in sadistically on Murray for payment of the drugs. NOTES: Tony Franciosa was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, losing to Alec Guinness in The Bridge on the River Kwai. The stage play by Michael Vincente Gazzo opened on Broadway at the Lyceum on 9 November 1955, running (at least to my mind) an amazingly successful 398 performances. Franciosa was the star, but Ben Gazzara played the junkie, Shelley Winters the wife and Frank Silvera the thick-headed father. Henry Silva was "Mother", his associates Harry Guardino (in his Broadway debut) and Paul Richards. Because of other commitments (no-one had expected the play would run so long), Ben Gazzara was forced to leave during the run, being replaced by Steve McQueen (also making his Broadway debut). The play was such a huge success, Fox had to fork out $250,000 just to buy the screen rights.comment: When this film was made, the subject of dope addiction had just been removed from the banned list on the Production code; and it was considered very daring and controversial and very up-to-date to make such a film — especially when the film was backed by the prestige and production team of a major studio. Of course, the subject had to be treated in "good taste" — a dictum that has certainly put the damper on any imaginative, courageous, controversial or really insightful handling here. In fact Zinnemann seems to have stepped as far back as the Pyramids to avoid giving the slightest offence or affront to anyone. Except for one solitary shot — Murray's tortured face seen through the slatted shadows of a venetian blind — the direction is stolidly unobtrusive. The players are often lined up across the screen as they would be on the stage. All our attention is firmly focused solely on the players and their dialogue. Fortunately, a lot of the acting can stand up to this sort of scrutiny (although Franciosa tends to over-act) and the dialogue has enough zing to keep the viewer reasonably engrossed. Some attempts have been made to open out the playscript, but the bulk of the action still takes place in the cramped quarters of the original stage setting.

Martin Bradley Arguably the best of all the 'Monkey-on-my-Back' movies of its period even if does grow grimmer and more hysterical as it goes on. Fred Zinnemann's "A Hatful of Rain" is based on a play by Michael V Gazzo, (Frankie Pentangeli in "The Godfather Part II), and it shows. The dialogue is faux poetry and far from naturalistic and you can see its three acts set out quite clearly.Don Murray is the junkie, Eva Marie Saint is his dimly uncomprehending wife, Anthony Franciosa, the brother who shares their apartment and Lloyd Nolan, the father who comes visiting. They are all superb. (Franciosa got an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and Murray shows great potential here). The only other characters of note are Murray's three pushers, two of whom, Henry Silva and a young William Hickey, are also terrific.Despite opening it up to the rain-sodden New York streets, (beautifully shot by Joe MacDonald), director Zinnemann doesn't really mess with the theatrical structure any more than he did in "The Member of the Wedding". It may not be his best film but it's certainly an essential part of his canon.

Snitz-1 This is one of the first movies I saw about addiction and it is one of the best I have seen. Don Murray was fantastic as a addict and his brother played the part of the family saver well to. I have searched to get a print of this movie without success. this shows the seedy side of addiction. It also showed the impact a family member who is addicted to something has on his family in this case his wife thought there was another woman. There was the strong family feeling from this movie and the father was a overbearing perfectionist that really loved his family but had trouble showing it to both brothers which hurt the other brother big-time.