A Hatful of Rain (1957)

A Hatful of Rain (1957)

 

A Hatful of Rain is a 1957 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, Anthony Franciosa, Lloyd Nolan and Henry Silva

  

The story is based on a 1955 Broadway play of the same name about the effects of morphine addiction

The screenplay was adapted by Michael V. Gazzo, Alfred Hayes and Carl Foreman from the play, also written by Gazzo. Foreman was blacklisted at the time of the film's release. The Writers Guild of America added his name to the film's credits in 1998, 14 years after his death

It features music by Bernard Herrmann, who was asked by 20th Century Fox to rescore his prelude for the film as the original was considered to be terrifying

Franciosa was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

 

A Hatful of Rain (1957)