Rabbit, Run (1970)

James Caan, Anjanette Comer, Jack Albertson, Carrie Snodgress, Melodie Johnson ... see more  , Henry Jones , Arthur Hill , Carmen Mathews , Virginia Vincent , Nydia Westman , Marc Antony Van Der Nagel , Josephine Hutchinson , Don Keefer , Sondra Scott , Ken Kercheval , Joanne Helen Deane , Margot Stevenson

A young married couple struggle with their personal problems and their union and the forthcoming birth oftheir unwanted child in this grim domestic drama. Much of the story centers on the husband, a f... read more ormer high school basketball star who is unable to leave the glory days behind and fashion a future for himself and his wife. Though pregnant, the wife is constantly drunk and the two constantly bicker. One night, they have row and the husband takes off to stay with his now-impoverished former coach thereby setting the stage for further turmoil and tragedy. The plot for Rabbit, Run is based on a John Updike novel. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi