Phil Potter would like to straighten out his life... One way, or the other.
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
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Classical in form, effortless, spare and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Burt ReynoldsPhil Potter
- Jill ClayburghMarilyn Holmburg
- Candice BergenJessica Potter
- Charles DurningMichael "Mickey" Potter
- Frances SternhagenMarva Potter
- Austin PendletonPaul
- Mary Kay PlaceMarie
- MacIntyre DixonDan Ryan
- Jay O. SandersLarry
- Charles KimbroughSalesman
Crew
- Alan J. PakulaDirector
- James L. BrooksScreenplay
- Dan WakefieldNovel
- Sven NykvistDirector of Photography
- Marvin HamlischOriginal Music Composer
- Marion RothmanEditor
- James L. BrooksProducer
- Alan J. PakulaProducer
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