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The World According to Garp (1982)

Robin Williams is Garp. He's got a funny way of looking at life.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 16M

Director : George Roy Hill
Writer : Steve Tesich

Synopsis

A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.

Actors

Robin Williams
Robin Williams
T.S. Garp
Mary Beth Hurt
Mary Beth Hurt
Helen Holm
Glenn Close
Glenn Close
Jenny Fields
John Lithgow
John Lithgow
Roberta Muldoon
Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
Mr. Fields
Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy
Mrs. Fields
Swoosie Kurtz
Swoosie Kurtz
The Hooker
Brenda Currin
Brenda Currin
Pooh
Peter Michael Goetz
Peter Michael Goetz
John Wolfe
Jenny Wright
Jenny Wright
Cushie
John Irving
John Irving
Referee
Amanda Plummer
Amanda Plummer
Ellen James
Bette Henritze
Bette Henritze
Woman Candidate
Katherine Borowitz
Katherine Borowitz
Rachel
Kate McGregor-Stewart
Kate McGregor-Stewart
Real Estate Lady
Mark Soper
Mark Soper
Michael Milton
George Roy Hill
George Roy Hill
Pilot (uncredited)
Warren Berlinger
Warren Berlinger
Stew Percy

Crews

George Roy Hill
George Roy Hill
Director
Steve Tesich
Steve Tesich
Screenplay
John Irving
John Irving
Novel
George Roy Hill
George Roy Hill
Producer
Stephen A. Rotter
Stephen A. Rotter
Editor
Miroslav Ondříček
Miroslav Ondříček
Director of Photography
Robert Crawford Jr.
Robert Crawford Jr.
Producer
Patrick Kelley
Patrick Kelley
Executive Producer
Marion Dougherty
Marion Dougherty
Casting
Henry Bumstead
Henry Bumstead
Production Design
Woods Mackintosh
Woods Mackintosh
Art Direction
Robert Drumheller
Robert Drumheller
Set Decoration
Justin Scoppa Jr.
Justin Scoppa Jr.
Set Decoration
Ann Roth
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Bob Grimaldi
Bob Grimaldi
Hairstylist
Robert Laden
Robert Laden
Makeup Artist

Trailers and other movies

The World According To Garp Trailer 1982
John Irving on why The World According to Garp is more relevant now than he ever imagined

Posters and backgrounds

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