Back to browse
75% Critic Match
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
“... and from this man who could not speak or hear, the girl heard many things.”
7.5 / 10• 1968• 2h 3m•G• English
Drama
Storyline
Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a young girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert pianist. At first hostile, Mick soon becomes friends with Singer, hoping to enlarge his small world. Three other central characters come to Singer for help also, each of them seeing in him a powerful force.
Cast & Crew
Sondra Locke
Margaret "Mick" Kelly
Lead
Alan Arkin
John Singer
Laurinda Barrett
Mrs. Kelly
Stacy Keach
Blount
Chuck McCann
Spiros Antonapoulos
Biff McGuire
Mr. Kelly
Percy Rodriguez
Doctor Copeland
Cicely Tyson
Portia Copeland
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Ellis Miller's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
