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About the Film

Year

1969

Rating

R

Genre

Drama

Running Time

107 MIN

Synopsis

Frances Austen (Sandy Dennis) is a wealthy and frustrated spinster who invites a homeless boy whom she has met in the park into her apartment, and then offers him living quarters. As she becomes completely obsessed with him, and he rejects her amorous advances, she begins to make him a prisoner. An American counterpart to the British classic 'The Collector.'

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Sandy Dennis

Frances Austen

Michael Burns

The Boy

Susanne Benton

Nina

John Garfield Jr.

Nick

Luana Anders

Sylvia

Michael Murphy

The Rounder

About the Crew

Director

Robert Altman

Producer

Donald Factor

Producer

Leon Mirell

Based on Novel By

Richard Miles

Writer

Gillilan Freeman

Music Scoring

Johnny Mandel