Red Sky at Morning (1971 film)

Red Sky at Morning
Directed by	James Goldstone
Written by	Richard Bradford (story) Marguerite Roberts
Produced by	Hal B. Wallis
Starring	Richard Thomas Catherine Burns Desi Arnaz, Jr. Richard Crenna Claire Bloom Harry Guardino
Cinematography	Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by	Edward A. Biery Richard M. Sprague
Music by	Billy Goldenberg The Andrews Sisters
Production company	Hal Wallis Productions[1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	May 12, 1971 (1971-05-12)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Red Sky at Morning is a 1971 American drama film based on the 1968 Richard Bradford novel of the same name. Directed by James Goldstone, it stars Richard Thomas, Catherine Burns, and Desi Arnaz, Jr.

Plot

The film follows Josh Arnold, whose family moves to Corazon Sagrado, New Mexico during World War II. The title of the book/film comes from a line in an ancient mariner's rhyme "Red sky at morning, sailor take warning".

Cast

• Richard Thomas as Joshua Arnold
• Catherine Burns as Marcia Davidson
• Desi Arnaz Jr. as William 'Steenie' Stenopolous
• Richard Crenna as Frank Arnold
• Claire Bloom as Ann Arnold
• John Colicos as Jimbob Buel
• Harry Guardino as Romeo Bonino
• Strother Martin as John Cloyd
• Nehemiah Persoff as Amadeo Montoya
• Pepe Serna as Chango Lopez
• Joaquin Garay as Ratoncito

Awards

The performance by Arnaz earned him the Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year – Actor of 1972.

See also

• List of American films of 1971

References

External links

• Red Sky at Morning at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Red Sky at Morning at IMDb
• Red Sky at Morning at Rotten Tomatoes
• Red Sky at Morning at AllMovie

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