The World According to Garp
R ˇ 1982 ‧ Comedy/Romance ‧ 2h 16m
A nurse during World War II, Jenny Fields (Glenn Close) conceives with a dying pilot and bears a boy named T.S. Garp (Robin Williams) whom she raises alone. When Garp grows up, he has some success writing fiction, but not nearly so much as his...
Release date: July 23, 1982 (USA)
Director: George Roy Hill
Story by: John Irving
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Adapted from: The World According to Garp
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The World According to Garp is a 1982 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by George Roy Hill and starring Robin Williams in the title role.
The World According to Garp is John Irving's fourth novel, about a man, born out of wedlock to a feminist leader, who grows up to be a writer.
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