Who'll Stop the Rain

Name: Who'll Stop the Rain
Genre: Crime, Action, Drama
Released: 1978-08-02
Duration: 2 h 6 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Masur

1978·Movie·R·126 min·★ 6.5(73)

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“A week ago they were strangers. An hour ago they were lovers. Now they are targets.”

John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked narcotics agents.

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About Who'll Stop the Rain

Who'll Stop the Rain is a 1978 English-language crime, action and drama film directed by Karel Reisz. The cast is led by Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty. It has a runtime of 2h 6m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel.

Who'll Stop the Rain was produced by Katzka-Jaffe and made in United States of America. It was released on August 2, 1978, and carries a R certification.

Director: Karel Reisz
Writers: Judith Rascoe, Robert Stone
Release date: August 2, 1978
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Katzka-Jaffe

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Who'll Stop the Rain cast & crew

Who'll Stop the Rain was directed by Karel Reisz and written by Judith Rascoe and Robert Stone.

The cast features Nick Nolte as Ray Hicks, Tuesday Weld as Marge Converse, Michael Moriarty as John Converse, Anthony Zerbe as Antheil, Richard Masur as Danskin, and Ray Sharkey as Smitty.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Laurence Rosenthal, cinematography is by Richard H. Kline, and it was produced by Herb Jaffe and Gabriel Katzka.

Is Who'll Stop the Rain worth watching?

Who'll Stop the Rain holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 73 ratings, a solidly received crime films.

At 2h 6m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime, action, and drama, Who'll Stop the Rain is worth a place on your watchlist.

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