Ordinary People

Ordinary People (in Spain, Gente corriente; in Latin America, Gente As One) is a 1980 American film directed by Robert Redford and starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth McGovern, Dinah Manoff, Judd Hirsch and M. Emmet Walsh in the lead roles..

The film, first directed by Robert Redford, was honored with major American film awards. It is based on the novel Ordinary People by Judith Guest.

Synopsis

The relationships of a model American family (father, mother, two children) are disrupted by a boating accident. The eldest of the brothers dies and the youngest, overwhelmed by the guilt of having survived, tries to commit suicide and is hospitalized for a time in a psychiatric hospital. The film narrates the young man's return home, with his problems trapped between the coldness of his mother and the false joy of his father.

Cast

• Donald Sutherland: Calvin Jarrett
• Mary Tyler Moore: Beth Jarrett
• Timothy Hutton: Conrad Jarrett
• Judd Hirsch: Dr. Tyrone C. Berger
• Elizabeth McGovern: Jeannine Prat
• M. Emmet Walsh: Coach Salan
• Dinah Manoff: Karen Aldrich
• Fredric Lehne: Lazenby
• James B. Sikking: Ray Hanley
• Scott Doebler: Jordan "Buck" Jarrett
• Adam Baldwin: Stillman
• Basil Hoffman: Sloan

Dubbing - Mexico and Los Angeles

• José Luis Orozco - Donald Sutherland - Calvin Jarrett
• Rebeca Manríquez - Mary Tyler Moore - Beth Jarrett
• José Luis Reza Arenas - Timothy Hutton - Conrad Jarrett
• Jorge Santos - Judd Hirsch - Dr. Tyrone C. Berger
• Circe Luna -Elizabeth McGovern - Jeannine Pratt
• Guillermo Romano - M. Emmet Walsh - Coach Salan
• Marina Huerta - Dinah Manoff - Karen Aldrich
• Arturo Mercado Jr. - Fredric Lehne - Lazenby
• Alejandro Villeli - James B. Sikking - ''Ray Hanley
• Javier Pontón -Scott Doebler - Jordan "Buck" Jarrett
• Jorge Roig Jr.- Adam Baldwin - Stillman
• Roberto Alexander - Basil Hoffman - Sloan

Awards

• Oscar Awards
  • to the best movie: Ronald L. Schwary
  • to the best address: Robert Redford
  • to the best secondary actor: Timothy Hutton
  • the best script adapted: Alvin Sargent

• Golden Globe Award
  • to the best movie - Drama
  • to the best address: Robert Redford
  • to the best actress - dramatic movie: Mary Tyler Moore
  • to the best secondary actor: Timothy Hutton
  • to the new male star of the year - Cinema: Timothy Hutton

• United States Trade Union Award
  • the most outstanding filmmaker: Robert Redford

• New York Film Critics Circle Awards
  • the best film

• WGA Awards
  • the best script adapted: Alvin Sargent