Raggedy Man (1981)

Directed by

Jack Fisk

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A divorced mother works as a telephone switchboard operator and raises her two sons in a small Texas town during World War II. She navigates loneliness and the challenges of single parenthood while forming a relationship with a young sailor.

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What happens

Raggedy Man is a 1981 American drama film based on William D. Wittliff and Sara Clark's 1979 novel, and directed by Jack Fisk. It follows a divorced mother and telephone switchboard operator (Sissy Spacek) living with her two sons in a small town during World War II. The film was Spacek's first film after her Academy Award-winning performance in Coal Miner’s Daughter, and was also her first film to be directed by her husband. For this role, Spacek received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama. This was the directorial debut for Fisk, and the film debut for Henry Thomas, who next starred in his breakout role of Elliott Taylor for the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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