That Cold Day in the Park
Encyclopedia
That Cold Day in the Park is a 1969
film
directed by Robert Altman
, shot in Vancouver
, Canada
. It stars Sandy Dennis
and Michael Burns
. It is based on the novel of the same name by Peter Miles
. It was adapted to screen by Gillian Freeman
. The film was screened at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival
, but outside of the main competition.
1969 in film
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed by Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...
, shot in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It stars Sandy Dennis
Sandy Dennis
Sandra Dale “Sandy” Dennis was an American theater and film actress. In 1966, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.-Early life:...
and Michael Burns
Michael Burns (historian)
Michael Burns is an American professor emeritus of history at Mount Holyoke College. He is also a former television and film actor, particularly known for his role as the teenager "Barnaby West" on the NBC and ABC television series Wagon Train from 1960-1965.-Background:Burns was born in Mineola,...
. It is based on the novel of the same name by Peter Miles
Peter Miles (child actor)
Peter Miles was an American actor and writer.Born Gerald Richard Perreau-Saussine in Tokyo, Miles was the older brother of actress Gigi Perreau. He was educated at Beverly Hills Catholic School and graduated from Loyola High School in Los Angeles.Miles first screen appearance was as the son of...
. It was adapted to screen by Gillian Freeman
Gillian Freeman
Gillian Freeman is a British writer.Born in London, daughter of Dr. Jack Freeman and his wife, she graduated in English Language and Literature from the University of Reading in 1951. She married Edward Thorpe, novelist and ballet critic of the Evening Standard, in 1955. They have two daughters...
. The film was screened at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival
1969 Cannes Film Festival
The 22nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 8 - 23, 1969. At this festival a new non-competitive section called "Directors' Fortnight" is added, in response to the cancellation of the 1968 festival.-Jury:*Luchino Visconti...
, but outside of the main competition.
Cast
- Sandy DennisSandy DennisSandra Dale “Sandy” Dennis was an American theater and film actress. In 1966, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.-Early life:...
- Frances Austen - Michael BurnsMichael Burns (historian)Michael Burns is an American professor emeritus of history at Mount Holyoke College. He is also a former television and film actor, particularly known for his role as the teenager "Barnaby West" on the NBC and ABC television series Wagon Train from 1960-1965.-Background:Burns was born in Mineola,...
- The boy - Susanne BentonSusanne BentonSusanne Benton is an American actress known for her film roles as General Dreedle's WAC in Catch-22 and Quilla June Holmes in A Boy and His Dog...
- Nina - David Garfield - Nick (as John Garfield Jr.)
- Luana AndersLuana AndersLuana Anders was an American film and television actress.-Career:Anders, born Luana Margo Anderson, began her career appearing in several supporting roles in low budget B-movies for American International Pictures, quite a few of them directed by Roger Corman. She was part of a group of well known...
- Sylvie - Michael MurphyMichael Murphy (actor)Michael George Murphy is an American film and television actor.-Career:Murphy played Woody Allen's duplicitous friend Yale in the film Manhattan...
- The Rounder - Edward Greenhalgh - The doctor
- Alicia Ammon
- Lloyd Berry
- Rae Brown
- Linda SorensonLinda SorensonLinda Sorenson is a Canadian actress best known for playing Mrs. Stegman in Class of 1984, Warden Howe in Murphy Brown, Virginia Reeves in Material World and Isabelle Carrington in Road to Avonlea....
- The prostitute - Frank Wade