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A Time of Destiny

A Time of Destiny

1988Movie⏱️ 1h 58mPG-13
DramaWar
5.1
IMDB Rating
461 votes

A modernized version of the story which inspired Verdi's opera, "La Forza del Destino".

Director
Gregory Nava
Writers
Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas
Stars
William Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Melissa Leo
Release Date
April 22, 1988
Language
English, Basque
Country
Yugoslavia, United States
💬 5
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

William Hurt
William Hurt
as Martin Larraneta
Timothy Hutton
Timothy Hutton
as Jack
Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo
as Josie Larraneta
Francisco Rabal
Francisco Rabal
as Jorge Larraneta
Concha Hidalgo
Concha Hidalgo
as Sebastiana
Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing
as Margaret
Megan Follows
Megan Follows
as Irene
Frederick Coffin
Frederick Coffin
as Ed
Peter Palmer
Peter Palmer
as Policeman
👤
Kelly Pacheco
as Young Josie

💰 Box Office

$1,212,487
Worldwide Gross
$1,212,487
Domestic Gross
$509,397
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum - Campo, California, USA
Production
Alive Films, Columbia Pictures, Jadran Film

🏷️ Keywords

1940selopementmelodramabrother in lawdomineering father

🎯 Categories

DramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Well-Wrought Soap Opera
by Sturgeon542014-06-05
8/10

"This movie has been seriously underrated by almost everyone except Roger Ebert in his initial review. Surprisingly, it has never received any kind of DVD release. This is one of those movies, released every now and again, that are not only about another era, but actually resemble a film of that era. Audiences never know what to do with them, and consequently they are quickly dismissed or forgotten. Michael Bay's "Pearl Harbor," Coppola's "Bram Stoker's Dracula," and many of Cimino's films fit this description, to some extent. In this case, the movie rese..."

💡 Did You Know?

The cast includes four Oscar winners: William Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Melissa Leo, and Henry Bumstead; and one Oscar nominee: Stockard Channing.

📖 Synopsis

A modernized version of the story which inspired Verdi's opera, "La Forza del Destino".