---
title: 'The Natural (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Barry Levinson'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 134
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-natural-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087781/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Natural (1984)

1984 · 134 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Natural is a 1984 American sports drama film based on Bernard Malamud's 1952 novel of the same name, directed by Barry Levinson, and starring Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky and Richard Farnsworth. Like the novel, the film recounts the experiences of Roy Hobbs, a man with great "natural" baseball talent, spanning his long but interrupted career in the sport. In direct contrast to the novel, the film ends on a positive tone. It was the first film produced by Tri-Star Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Barry Levinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-levinson)
- **Screenplay:** [Phil Dusenberry](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-dusenberry)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Randy Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-newman)
- **Producer:** [Mark Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-johnson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Caleb Deschanel](https://cinepixo.com/people/caleb-deschanel)
- **Editor:** [Stu Linder](https://cinepixo.com/people/stu-linder)

## Cast

- [Wilford Brimley](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilford-brimley)
- [Glenn Close](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-close)
- [Robert Redford](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-redford)
- [Joe Don Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-don-baker)
- [Richard Farnsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-farnsworth)
- [Robert Prosky](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-prosky)
- [Kim Basinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-basinger)
- [Jon Van Ness](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-van-ness)
- [Mike Starr](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-starr)
- [Michael Madsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-madsen)
- [Alan Fudge](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-fudge)
- [Robert Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-duvall)
- [Darren McGavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/darren-mcgavin)
- [Barbara Hershey](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-hershey)

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