De doofstomme Singer huurt een kamer in het huis waar ook de tiener Mick woont. Ze worden vrienden ondanks Singer's moeizame communicatie en Mick's problemen met jeugdtrauma's. Singer probeert iedereen om hem heen te helpen, maar er is niet echt iemand die zich om hem bekommert.
Nee, helaas is The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Robert Ellis Miller | Director |
| Writing | Carson McCullers | Novel |
| Writing | Thomas C. Ryan | Screenplay |
| Sound | Francis E. Stahl | Sound |
| Camera | Harold Noyes | Key Grip |
| Production | Marc Merson | Producer |
| Production | Thomas C. Ryan | Producer |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| Editing | John F. Burnett | Editor |
| Production | Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Art | LeRoy Deane | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Al Greenway | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Larry Kostroff | Production Manager |
| Directing | Robert J. Anderson | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ralph Gerling | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Marie Kenney | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Maggie Smith | Production Secretary |
| Art | Robert Eaton | Property Master |
