The Natural is a 1984 English-language Drama Sport motion picture written by Bernard Malamud, Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry. The movie is directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Mark Johnson under the banner of Delphi II Productions. An unknown comes out of mingly nowhere to become a legendary player with almost divine talent. The natural stars Robert Redford in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey and Robert Prosky. The screenplay is written by Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry which is inspired from The Natural by Bernard Malamud. The music was composed by Randy Newman. Cinematography was done by Caleb Deschanel and editing by Stu Linder. The motion picture has a running time of 138-144 minutes. It was released on 11th May 1984. The Film was successful at box office. The Natural was made on a budget of $28 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $47 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by TriStar Pictures.