The Group (1966)
- Released
- Runtime 2h 32m
- Director Sidney Lumet
- Genres Drama
- Rating 5.7/10 (37 votes)
Synopsis
It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper-class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own lives. The film documents the years between their graduation and the beginning of the World War in Europe, and shows, in a serialized style, their romances and marriages, their searches for careers or meaning in their lives, their highs and their lows.
Cast
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Candice Bergen
as Lakey
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Joan Hackett
as Dottie
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Elizabeth Hartman
as Priss
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Shirley Knight
as Polly
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Joanna Pettet
as Kay
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Mary-Robin Redd
as Pokey
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Jessica Walter
as Libby
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Kathleen Widdoes
as Helena
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James Broderick
as Dr. Ridgeley
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James Congdon
as Sloan Crockett
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Larry Hagman
as Harald Peterson
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Hal Holbrook
as Gus Leroy
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Richard Mulligan
as Dick Brown
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Robert Emhardt
as Mr. Andrews
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Carrie Nye
as Norine
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Philippa Bevans
as Mrs. Hartshorn
- Leta Bonynge as Mrs. Prothero
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Marion Brash
as Radio Man's Wife
Crew
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Sidney Lumet
Director
- Boris Kaufman Director of Photography
- Ralph Rosenblum Editor
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Charles Gross
Original Music Composer
- Sidney Buchman Producer
- Sidney Buchman Screenplay
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