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Feature film — 1990

Stanley & Iris (1990)

6.51h 44mDrama — Romance

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.

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A high-signal pick with 184 votes.

Star Partners II / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Lantana Productions

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Director: Martin Ritt

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Cast & crew

Jane Fonda as Iris King

Jane Fonda

Iris King

Robert De Niro as Stanley Cox

Robert De Niro

Stanley Cox

Swoosie Kurtz as Sharon

Swoosie Kurtz

Sharon

Martha Plimpton as Kelly King

Martha Plimpton

Kelly King

Jamey Sheridan as Joe

Jamey Sheridan

Joe

Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Leonides Cox

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Leonides Cox

Zohra Lampert as Elaine

Zohra Lampert

Elaine

Loretta Devine as Bertha

Loretta Devine

Bertha

Kathy Kinney as Bernice

Kathy Kinney

Bernice

Harley Cross as Richard King

Harley Cross

Richard King

Julie Garfield as Belinda

Julie Garfield

Belinda

Karen Ludwig as Melissa

Karen Ludwig

Melissa

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