Ordinary People poster
Director Robert Redford
Screenplay Alvin Sargent

Ordinary People

Drama1980

Tagline: Everything is in its proper place... except the past.

Release Date: 1980-09-19

Duration: 124 minutes

Synopsis

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

Casting

  • Donald Sutherland
    Calvin Jarrett
  • Adam Baldwin
    Stillman
  • Elizabeth McGovern
    Jeannine Pratt
  • M. Emmet Walsh
    Swim Coach
  • Fredric Lehne
    Lazenby
  • Timothy Hutton
    Conrad Jarrett
  • James B. Sikking
    Ray Hanley
  • Dinah Manoff
    Karen
  • Judd Hirsch
    Dr. Berger
  • Mary Tyler Moore
    Beth Jarrett