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Writers:
Paula Fox (novel)
Frank D. Gilroy (writer)
Release Date:
22 September 1971 (USA) more
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
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Not a ray of sunshine more (3 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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USA:97 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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This is one of the most depressing films I have ever seen and I loved every moment of it. It follows a couple through a somewhat ordinary but also traumatic day in their lives. They are staying together because they are used to each other, not because they really still love each other. Shirley MacLaine and Kenneth Mars give great performances!