Cannery Row is the title of a 1982 film directed by David S. Ward. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The movie is about the skid row denizens of Monterey, California, set in USA's Great Depression before World War II. As declining fish stocks are shutting down a previously rich fishery and the dependent fish canning industry, bums and hookers lead colorful and adventurous lives in a balmy seaside setting. The City of Monterey is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in central California in the United States. ... The Great Depression was a massive global economic recession (or depression) that ran from 1929 to approximately 1939. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ...

The movie is based on John Steinbeck's novel Cannery Row. John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... Cannery Row is the waterfront street in the New Monterey section of Monterey, California (36. ...

Nick Nolte and Debra Winger are the central characters and the love interest, and have a highly stormy and entertaining time with each other. Nick plays Doc, a marine biologist living in a dockside warehouse and researching octopuses, Debra is a hooker at the local whorehouse. She's not very good at it, as she's only doing it out of necessity and she doesn't cover her feelings very well. Nolte's character is from Steinbecks side inspired by the life and personality of Ed Ricketts, American marine biology pioneer. Nick Nolte at Cannes, 2000 Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American model, actor, and producer. ... Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress. ... Marine biology is the study of animal and plant life within saltwater ecosystems. ... Edward Flanders Robb Ricketts (May 14, 1897 - May 11, 1948) commonly known as Ed Ricketts, was an American marine biologist, ecologist, and philosopher. ...

Cast

• Nick Nolte ... Doc
• Debra Winger ... Suzy
• Audra Lindley ... Fauna
• M. Emmet Walsh ... Mack
• Tom Mahoney ... Hughie
• John Malloy ... Jones
• James Keane ... Eddie
• Sunshine Parker ... The Seer
• Rosanna DeSoto ... Ellen Sedgewick

Nick Nolte at Cannes, 2000 Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American model, actor, and producer. ... Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress. ... Audra Lindley (September 24, 1918-October 16, 1997) was an American actress. ... Michael Emmet Walsh (born March 22, 1935 in Ogdensburg, New York) is an American character actor who has appreared in over 100 film and television productions. ... James Keane (August 26, 1857 - August 2, 1929) was a former Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque. ... Rosanna DeSoto (born September 2, 1950 in San Jose, California, USA) is an American actress who has starred in film and in television. ...

External links

• Cannery Row at the Internet Movie Database