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Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1971-09-22
- video_camera_front Companies T.D.J. Productions Inc., ITC Entertainment
- timer Runtime: 97 Mins
- star Rating: 5.3 / 10
- favorite Likes: 6 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0066986
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Shirley MacLaine
Sophie Bentwood

Kenneth Mars
Otto Bentwood

Sada Thompson
Claire

Jack Somack
Leon

Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Charlie

Chris Gampel
Mike Holstein

Mary Alan Hokanson
Flo Holstein

Robert Bauer
Young Man

Carol Kane
Young Girl

Michael Higgins
Francis Early

Michael McAloney
Raconteur

Wallace Rooney
Man on Subway

Rose Gregorio
Ruth

Elena Karam
Saleslady

Nick Smith
The Caller

Robert Delbert
Hospital Attendant

Shauneille Perry
Woman Doctor (as Shauneille Ryder)

Gonzalee Ford
Nurse

Patrick McVey
Mr. Haynes

L. J. Davis
Tom
groups Crew

Paul Leaf
Co-Producer

Sarah E. Gifft
Costume Design

Frank D. Gilroy
Screenplay

Norman I. Cohen
Assistant Director

François Moullin
Assistant Director

Michael Haley
Assistant Production Manager

Roberta Hodes
Script Supervisor

Ronald M. Lautore
Assistant Camera

Adeline Leonard Seakwood
Production Secretary

John H. Bolz
Sound Mixer

Jack Dalton Jr.
Boom Operator

Louis Gerolomi
Gaffer

Louis S. Toth, Jr.
Grip

Robert Reilly
Property Master

James Giblin
Transportation Captain

Peggy Farrell
Wardrobe Master

Vic Ramos
Extras Casting

Geraldine Fabrikant
Assistant Editor

Rick Shaine
Assistant Editor

Thomas Halpin
Sound Editor

Sanford Rackow
Sound Editor

Dick Vorisek
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Norman I. Cohen
Production Manager

Ron Carter
Original Music Composer

Jim Hall
Original Music Composer

Lee Konitz
Original Music Composer

Frank D. Gilroy
Producer

Urs Furrer
Director of Photography

Robert Q. Lovett
Editor

Edgar Lansbury
Art Direction

Herbert F. Mulligan
Set Decoration

Frank D. Gilroy
Director

Paula Fox
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