---
title: 'Marvin''s Room (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jerry Zaks'
released: '1996-12-18'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/marvins-room-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116999/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Marvin's Room (1996)

1996 · 98 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Marvin's Room is a 1996 American drama film directed by Jerry Zaks. The script was written by John Guare and based on the 1990 play Marvin's Room by Scott McPherson, who died in 1992. McPherson had completed a screenplay for a film version before he died; however, Guare was hired to update it when the film eventually started production.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Robert De Niro](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-niro), [Scott Rudin](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-rudin)
- **Director:** [Jerry Zaks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-zaks)
- **Screenplay:** [John Guare](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-guare)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rachel Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-portman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Piotr Sobociński](https://cinepixo.com/people/piotr-sobocinski)
- **Editor:** [Jim Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-clark)

## Cast

- [Olga Merediz](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-merediz)
- [Margo Martindale](https://cinepixo.com/people/margo-martindale) as Dr. Charlotte
- [Joe Lisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-lisi)
- [Bitty Schram](https://cinepixo.com/people/bitty-schram)
- [Gwen Verdon](https://cinepixo.com/people/gwen-verdon) as Ruth
- [Victor Garber](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-garber)
- [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-dicaprio) as Hank
- [Diane Keaton](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-keaton) as Bessie
- [Dan Hedaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-hedaya) as Bob
- [Hume Cronyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/hume-cronyn) as Marvin
- [Cynthia Nixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-nixon) as Altersheim-Leiterin
- [Kelly Ripa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-ripa)
- [Hal Scardino](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-scardino) as Charlie
- [Robert De Niro](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-niro) as Dr. Wally

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Official site: http://www.miramax.com/movie/marvins-room
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/marvins-room-1996
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