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Ordinary People

Ordinary People

"Everything is in its proper place... except the past."

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

Crew
Alvin Sargent

Alvin Sargent

Screenplay

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Director

Ronald L. Schwary

Producer

Jerry Wunderlich

Set Decoration

Bernie Pollack

Costume Design

William B. Fosser

Set Decoration

Penny Perry

Casting

Ronald L. Schwary

Production Manager

John Bailey

John Bailey

Director of Photography

Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch

Original Music Composer

J. Michael Riva

Art Direction

Phillip Bennett

Art Direction

Judith Guest

Novel

Jeff Kanew

Jeff Kanew

Editor

Nancy Dowd

Additional Writing

Julie Pitkanen

Script Supervisor

Kathe Swanson

Hairstylist

Gary Liddiard

Makeup Artist

Ronald W. McLeish

Gaffer

Joel Israel

Hairstylist

Kay Rose

Supervising Sound Editor

Mary Cay Hollander

Production Coordinator

Marcia Reed

Still Photographer

Jean Burt Reilly

Hairstylist

Steve Perry

First Assistant Director

Michael Britton

Second Assistant Director

Rita Salazar

Wardrobe Coordinator

Jerry Rosenthal

Sound Editor

Gregg Landaker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Scott Grusin

Music Editor

Carol Ann Jackson

Assistant Editor

Kenneth Schwarz

Boom Operator

Lou Noto

First Assistant Camera

Rusty Warren

Production Accountant

Dennis Park

Assistant Accountant

Kathleen Korth

Assistant Sound Editor

Edward Aiona

Property Master

Bill Varney

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Marilyn Madderom

Assistant Editor

Victoria Sampson

Sound Editor

Jack Hirshberg

Unit Publicist

Clyde Hart

Key Grip

James Glennon

James Glennon

Camera Operator

Steve Maslow

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tommy Magglos

Second Assistant Camera

Robert M. Moore

Wardrobe Coordinator

Else Blangsted

Music Editor

Charles M. Wilborn

Sound Mixer

Herman Lowers

Construction Coordinator

Patrick Markey

Location Manager

Chuck Stein

Construction Foreman

Jack Hayes

Orchestrator

Robert McLain

Key Grip

Willie Marceau

Head Carpenter

Dan Wallin

Sound Mixer

William Powley

Painter

Richard Boris

Greensman

Phill Norman

Title Designer

John Credidio

Gaffer