The Group overview

The Group

Synopsis:

Based on the novel by Mary McCarthy, The Group was one of the slickest, and most highly publicized, cinematic soap operas of the 1960s. Filmed largely in New York, the story charts the exploits of eight young women, all of whom graduate from an exclusive Vassar-ish college in the middle of the Depression. Among the talented young actresses making their screen debuts herein are Candice Bergen as Lakey, the group's resident Lesbian; Joan Hackett as Dottie, a repressed socialite who takes up with bohemian artist Dick Brown (Richard Mulligan); Joanna Pettet as Kay, who marries philandering playwright Harald Peterson (Larry Hagman); and Kathleen Widdoes as Helena, the wealthiest of the girls who insists upon proving her value in the workplace.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Sidney Lumet
  • Studio: Famous Artists, United Artists
  • Year: 1966
  • Run Time: 150 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color

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