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The Rainmaker

1956 · 121 min

A gentle, talky romance with a touch of magic and melancholy, anchored by two charismatic performances.

Tagline
It's about the magic that makes a woman beautiful when she's wanted by a man!
Overview
Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as a homemaker can't make up for the fact that she's just plain plain! Even the town sheriff, File, for whom she harbors a secrect yen, won't take a chance --- until the town suffers a drought and into the lives of Lizzie and her brothers and father comes one Bill Starbuck ... profession: Rainmaker!

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • faith
  • loneliness
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, western
Directed by
Joseph Anthony
Written by
N. Richard Nash
Starring
Burt Lancaster, Katharine Hepburn, Wendell Corey, Lloyd Bridges, Earl Holliman, Cameron Prud'Homme, Wallace Ford, Yvonne Lime
Music
Alex North
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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