That Cold Day in the Park

1969 107 min ★ 6.6 Drama, Thriller

Frances Austen, a young, wealthy spinster, invites a mute teenager into her apartment after finding him freezing in the park next to where she lives. Despite her best efforts, their lack of communication only increases her sense of loneliness, as her possessiveness spirals into frightening new realms.

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Cast

Sandy Dennis

Frances Austen

Michael Burns

The Boy

Susanne Benton

Nina

David Garfield

Nick

Luana Anders

Sylvia

Edward Greenhalgh

Dr. Stevenson

Doris Buckinham

Mrs. Ebury

Frank Wade

Mr. Ebury

Rae Brown

Mrs. Parnell

Lloyd Berry

Mr. Parnell

Details

Director

Robert Altman

Screenplay

Gillian Freeman

Tagline

"How far will a woman go? How far will a 32 year-old spinster go to possess a strange, 19 year-old boy?"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$500,000

Production

Factor-Altman-Mirell Films, Commonwealth United Entertainment

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

January 4, 2023

★ 7/10

"Frances Austen" (Sandy Dennis) is having a genteel lunch party with her friends when she spots a young man sitting on a park bench outside amidst an heavy rainstorm. Her guests all leave and she decides to fetch him in to feed, water and dry him off. He (Michael Burns) understands her ok, but he doesn't ever speak as she proceeds to chat (pretty relentlessly) to him before offering him a bed for ...