CinemaOSMovie · 1990 · 1h 44m · PG-13

Stanley & Iris

Some people need love spelled out for them.

65%(184)IMDbDramaRomance

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.

Directed byMartin Ritt

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
EN
Released
February 9, 1990
Budget
$23,000,000
Revenue
$5,820,015
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerStar Partners IILantana Productions

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Iris King

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Stanley Cox

Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz

Sharon

Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton

Kelly King

Jamey Sheridan

Jamey Sheridan

Joe

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Leonides Cox

Zohra Lampert

Zohra Lampert

Elaine

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Bertha

Kathy Kinney

Kathy Kinney

Bernice

Harley Cross

Harley Cross

Richard King

Creative team
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Martin Ritt
Written by
Irving Ravetch
Harriet Frank Jr.
Harriet Frank Jr.
Produced by
Arlene Sellers
Alex Winitsky

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