Stanley & Iris (1990)
An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.
Director:
Martin Ritt
Writers:
Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch.
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Jane Fonda as Iris King |
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Robert De Niro as Stanley Cox |
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Swoosie Kurtz as Sharon |
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Martha Plimpton as Kelly King |
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Jamey Sheridan as Joe |
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Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Leonides Cox |
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Zohra Lampert as Elaine |
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Loretta Devine as Bertha |
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Kathy Kinney as Bernice |
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Harley Cross as Richard King |
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Julie Garfield as Belinda |
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Karen Ludwig as Melissa |
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Dortha Duckworth as Librarian |
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Stephen Root as Mr. Hentley |
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Eddie Jones as Mr. Hagen |
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Katherine Cortez as Jan |
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Mary Testa as Joanne |
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Fred J. Scollay as Mr. Delancey |
| Directing | Martin Ritt | Director |
| Writing | Pat Barker | Novel |
| Writing | Harriet Frank Jr. | Screenplay |
| Writing | Irving Ravetch | Screenplay |
| Camera | Donald McAlpine | Director of Photography |
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Sidney Levin | Editor |
| Production | Arlene Sellers | Producer |
| Production | Alex Winitsky | Producer |
| Production | Patrick J. Palmer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jim Van Wyck | Associate Producer |
| Art | Joel Schiller | Production Design |
| Production | Dianne Crittenden | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
| Art | Leslie Bloom | Set Decoration |
| Art | Steve Shewchuk | Set Decoration |
| Art | Alicia Keywan | Art Direction |
| Directing | Kay Chapin | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Susanna David | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Jack Gill | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Kenneth Wannberg | Music Editor |
| Camera | Craig DiBona | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Harald Ortenburger | Camera Operator |
| Camera | S. Karin Epstein | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Takashi Seida | Still Photographer |
| Sound | David B. Cohn | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | David Neil Trifunovich | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Lacia Kornylo | Production Controller |
| Sound | Richard Lightstone | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee C. Harmon | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Blondell | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Atha | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Patrick J. Palmer | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Gregory Palmer | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Bruce MacCallum | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Chaim Kantor | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Jim Van Wyck | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Princess O'Mahoney | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tom Quinn | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Eric W. Orbom | Art Direction |
| Sound | Illya Woloshyn | Loop Group Coordinator |