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A Delicate Balance

1976·2h 13m·PG
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 6.5/10
1,066 votes

A well-to-do Connecticut family is upended when the grown daughter's godparents, seized by a nameless terror, decide to come live with them.

A Delicate Balance is a 1976 drama movie directed by Tony Richardson, starring Katharine Hepburn, Lee Remick, Kate Reid. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10 from 1,066 votes and runs 2h 13m.

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Director
Tony Richardson
Stars
Katharine Hepburn
Lee Remick
Kate Reid
Paul Scofield
Details
1976-04-01
133 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom, Canada, United States
★ English
Keywords
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