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The Prince of Tides

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The Prince of Tides
Directed byBarbra Streisand
Written byPat Conroy (book)
Becky Johnston & Pat Conroy (screenplay)
Produced byAndrew S. Karsch & Barbra Streisand
StarringBarbra Streisand
Nick Nolte
Kate Nelligan
CinematographyStephen Goldblatt
Edited byDon Zimmerman
Music byJames Newton Howard
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
December 25, 1991
Running time
132 min.
LanguageEnglish

The Prince of Tides is a 1986 novel by Pat Conroy. It tells the story of the narrator's struggle to overcome the psychological damage inflicted by his dysfunctional childhood in South Carolina. In 1991, it was adapted to film by producer/director Barbra Streisand from a screenplay by Conroy and Becky Johnston.

While it's numerous changes to the story upset some Conroy purists, the film was a box office smash when originally released.

Story

Template:Spoiler The Prince of Tides tells the story of Tom Wingo, a teacher and football coach who is reluctant to help his twin sister's psychiatrist unlock their dysfunctional family's secrets. When the sister, Savannah Wingo, attempts suicide again, Tom must go to New York to help her. Upon reaching the hospital where she is staying, he finds that she is in such a bad condition that she cannot help her psychiatrist understand the extent of her problems. Thus the psychiatrist, Susan Lowenstein, asks Tom to act as Savannah's memory and help her uncover the subconscious painful memories that still haunt her today. Template:Endspoiler

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