The Rain People

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The Rain People

film by Coppola [1969]

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Francis Ford Coppola
Early years
…($750,000) for Coppola’s next project, The Rain People (1969). Scripted and directed by Coppola, it followed a pregnant Long Island housewife (Shirley Knight) who leaves her husband and takes to the road. Her path crosses most significantly with those of a former football player with a brain injury (James Caan)…
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…($750,000) for Coppola’s next project, The Rain People (1969). Scripted and directed by Coppola, it followed a pregnant Long Island housewife (Shirley Knight) who leaves her husband and takes to the road. Her path crosses most significantly with those of a former football player with a brain injury (James Caan)…
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George Lucas
Early life and work
…a “making-of” documentary about Coppola’s The Rain People (1969). Lucas also shot a portion of the documentary Gimme Shelter (1970), about the violent Rolling Stones concert at the 1969 Altamont Festival, for Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin.
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…a “making-of” documentary about Coppola’s The Rain People (1969). Lucas also shot a portion of the documentary Gimme Shelter (1970), about the violent Rolling Stones concert at the 1969 Altamont Festival, for Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin.
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