The Group (1966) is an ensemble film directed by Sidney Lumet based on the novel of the same name by Mary McCarthy about a group of female graduates from a Vassar-like college during the early 1930s .
The cast of this social satire includes Candice Bergen, Joan Hackett, Elizabeth Hartman, Shirley Knight, and Joanna Pettet. Also look for appearances by Larry Hagman ("Dallas") and Richard Mulligan ("Empty Nest", "Soap"). For its time, the movie touched on some controversial topics, such as free love, lesbianism and mental illness.
It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper- class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own lives. The film documents the years between their graduation and the beginning of the World War in Europe, and shows, in a serialized style, their romances and marriages, their searches for careers or meaning in their lives, their highs and their lows. Written by Gary Dickerson
