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Adapted by Horton Foote from his own play The Travelling Lady, Baby the Rain Must Fall stars Steve McQueen as a troube-prone country singer and Lee Remick as his estranged wife. Released on parole aft... read more read more...er serving time for knifing a man, McQueen returns to Remick and their young daughter Kimberly Block. When he proves incapable of supporting his family, McQueen's violent nature erupts once more, with catastrophic results. Don Murray costars as a compassionate sheriff who tries to keep McQueen from straying off course. Though it seems to go on forever when seen today, Baby the Rain Must Fall was praised effusively by the critics in 1965 as a welcome change of pace for action star Steve McQueen; The film would make an interesting companion feature for the strikingly similar Horton Foote project Tender Mercies (1983). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Robert Mulligan

Release Date: January 1, 1965

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DVD Release Date: March 16, 2004

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  • jjnxn
    August 26, 2010
    jjnxn
    Beautiful performances from Steve McQueen and especially Lee Remick highlight this rather sad rambling film of the type Hollywood doesn't make anymore. A small personal drama that explores the lives of regular people just struggling to make a place for themselves in the world. No... read morething blows up, it's all about emotions here. Something that you'd find either on the indie circuit on maybe on cable today certainly not in major markets and hardly with stars of this magnitude.
  • michaelcorleone
    January 27, 2008
    michaelcorleone
    There's plenty of potential beauty and pain in this story, but Horton Foote's screenplay doesn't bring it all out. The basis of the character study is very interesting, but the execution of it feels a little bit undernurtured. Despite the use of some shabby lip-synching to cover ... read moreup the leading man's inability to carry a tune, I still think he's perfect for the role. Steve McQueen had a uniquely tragic presence and some considerable acting talent, but it never shines through in this picture like it should. This is a flawed but overall good film that McQueen fans in particular should look into.
  • jam233
    August 25, 2009
    jam233
    Very good drama. Steve McQueen is perfectly cast. Nicely filmed in black and white. Lee Remick is very effective in a subdued role. Well written. A bit depressing though.

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Emanuel Levy
December 15, 2010
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

This quiet rural melodrama, based on Horton Foote's stage play, features strong peformances from Steve McQueen, Don Murray and especially Lee Remick, but it is too understated and lacks narrative drive. Full Review

Steve Crum
June 8, 2006
Steve Crum, Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Atmospheric Mulligan production with effective McQueen and Remick.

Michael E. Grost
January 24, 2005
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

Moving drama about a troubled man. Full Review

July 7, 2008
Variety

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Bosley Crowther
May 9, 2005
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 15, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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June 12, 2004
Film4

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