Ordinary People [1980 film] (1980)

by Robert Redford (Director), Alvin Sargent (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, Mary Tyler Moore (Actor), Elizabeth McGovern, Donald Sutherland

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The "ordinary" existence of an upper middle class family is shattered with the death of the older son and the struggle of the younger son against guilt and suicide.

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The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son. (IMDb) (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Redford, Robert	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Sargent, Alvin	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Hirsch, Judd	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hutton, Timothy	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mary Tyler Moore	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McGovern, Elizabeth	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sutherland, Donald	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Ordinary People by Judith Guest

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Academy Award (Winner – Best Adapted Screenplay – 1980)

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