Directed by:
Martin RittCinematography:
Donald McAlpineComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz, Martha Plimpton, Harley Cross, Jamey Sheridan, Zohra Lampert, Loretta Devine, Eddie Jones, Stephen Root, Jack Gill (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
When Stanley bumps into Iris on the street right after her purse is stolen, he offers to walk her home, and the two soon learn that they have much more in common than just their place of work; they both have tremendously trying personal lives. However, when Iris learns that Stanley is illiterate, she inadvertently gets him fired from his job, prompting Stanley, who is coming to grips with his handicap for the first time, to ask Iris if she will help him learn to read. In order to convey a sense of what being illiterate is like, director Martin Ritt infuses the film with a tremendous feeling for its locale, a small New England town, emphasizing Stanley's feeling of isolation as he goes about his daily business without being able to read. Of course, DeNiro's amazing performance as Stanley helps too, and, as Iris, Fonda plays wonderfully against him, making the film a great romance as well as a great drama. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jane Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390332_c83cf3.jpg)
Jane Fonda
USA
Best movies:
On Golden Pond (1981)
Coming Home (1978)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
![Robert De Niro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/725/163725860_6555e2.jpg)
Robert De Niro
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
![Swoosie Kurtz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/098/165098165_404179.png)
Swoosie Kurtz
USA
Best movies:
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
An Englishman in New York (2009)
Superman: Doomsday (2007)
![Martha Plimpton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247557_ce10a4.jpg)
Martha Plimpton
USA
Best movies:
Running on Empty (1988)
Remember Me (2010)
Shy People (1987)
Harley Cross
USA
Best movies:
Kinsey (2004)
Stanley & Iris (1990)
Dance with the Devil (1997)
![Jamey Sheridan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272452_64eac2.jpg)
Jamey Sheridan
USA
Best movies:
Sully (2016)
Spotlight (2015)
The Ice Storm (1997)
![Zohra Lampert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/668/160668750_9232db.gif)
Zohra Lampert
USA
Best movies:
Opening Night (1977)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
![Loretta Devine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/360/164360030_c551be.png)
Loretta Devine
USA
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
I Am Sam (2001)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
![Eddie Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273976_029e9e.jpg)
Eddie Jones
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Seabiscuit (2003)
A League of Their Own (1992)
![Stephen Root](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/679/162679563_675303.png)
Stephen Root
USA
Best movies:
Finding Nemo (2003)
Ice Age (2002)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Jack Gill
Best movies:
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Stanley & Iris (1990)
![Fred J. Scollay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/102/162102458_f76380.jpg)
Fred J. Scollay
USA
Best movies:
Death Wish (1974)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Stanley & Iris (1990)
![Feodor Chaliapin Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712248_210203.jpg)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Arch of Triumph (1948)
Roma (1972)
![Kathy Kinney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/096/163096666_29c492.jpg)
Kathy Kinney
USA
Best movies:
This Boy's Life (1993)
Inherit the Wind (1988) (TV movie)
The Linguini Incident (1991)
Gerry Quigley
Canada
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
Khaled (2001)
Gordon Masten
Best movies:
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988)
Source Code (2011)
The Education of Little Tree (1997)
Mary Testa
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Witness to the Mob (1998) (TV movie)
Stay (2005)
Katherine Cortez
USA
Best movies:
By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV movie)
Stanley & Iris (1990)
Final Analysis (1992)
Dortha Duckworth
USA
Best movies:
Me, Natalie (1969)
Stanley & Iris (1990)
The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
![Conrad Bergschneider](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/956/163956224_8f0147.jpg)
Conrad Bergschneider
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
The Hurricane (1999)