| The Group | |
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| Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
| Written by | Sidney Buchman |
| Based on | The Group 1963 novel by Mary McCarthy |
| Produced by | Sidney Buchman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Boris Kaufman |
| Edited by | Ralph Rosenblum |
| Music by | Charles Gross |
Production company | Famartists Productions S.A. |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.4 million[1] |
| Box office | $6 million[2] |
The Group is a 1966 American ensemble drama film directed by Sidney Lumet based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Mary McCarthy about the lives of a group of eight female graduates from Vassar from 1933 to 1940.
The cast of this social satire includes Candice Bergen, Joan Hackett, Elizabeth Hartman, Shirley Knight, Jessica Walter, Kathleen Widdoes, and Joanna Pettet.[3] The film also features small roles for Hal Holbrook, Carrie Nye, James Broderick, Larry Hagman and Richard Mulligan.[3] The film touched on controversial topics for its time: free love, contraception, abortion, lesbianism, and mental illness.
- ^ A. H. Weiler (June 13, 1965). "Happy 'Group' Portrait". The New York Times. p. X13.
- ^ "Box Office Information for The Group". The Numbers. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "The Group". TCM database. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 20, 2016.