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Clara's Heart 1988 Directed by Robert Mulligan

Clara's wisdom. Clara's warmth. Clara's secret.

David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's hired to be a housekeeper. She and David develop a close bond, opening his eyes and heart to new experiences, and eventually leading to a disturbing secret in Clara's past.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Companies Warner Bros. Pictures , MTM Enterprises
Release Date 7 October 1988
108 mins
Cast
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg Clara Mayfield
Michael Ontkean
Michael Ontkean Bill Hart
Kathleen Quinlan
Kathleen Quinlan Leona Hart
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris David Hart
Spalding Gray
Spalding Gray Peter Epstein
Jason Downs
Jason Downs Alan Lipsky
Hattie Winston
Hattie Winston Blanche Loudon
Beverly Todd
Beverly Todd Dora Cambridge
Maria Broom
Maria Broom Felicia
Frederick Strother
Frederick Strother Bundy
Angel Harper
Angel Harper Rita
Crew
Director
Robert Mulligan
Robert Mulligan
Writer
Mark Medoff
Mark Medoff
Producer
Martin Elfand
Martin Elfand
Executive Producer
Marianne Moloney
Marianne Moloney
Cinematography
Freddie Francis
Freddie Francis
Composer
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin
Editor
Sidney Levin
Sidney Levin
Production Design
Jeffrey Howard
Jeffrey Howard
Original Writer
Joseph Olshan
Joseph Olshan
Art Direction
Steve Walker
Steve Walker
Set Decoration
Anne H. Ahrens
Anne H. Ahrens
Costume Design
Bambi Breakstone
Bambi Breakstone
Makeup Artists
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
Robin Siegel
Robin Siegel
Medusah
Medusah
Casting
Ken Carlson
Ken Carlson