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A Delicate Balance is the 1973 film adaptation of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Katharine Hepburn and Paul Scofield play an old married couple, Agnes and Tobias, who much prefer to be al... read more read more...one. Each time someone visits them, their "delicate balance" is threatened. The first intruder is Agnes' inebriated sister, Claire (Kate Reid). The next is their much-divorced daughter, Julia (Lee Remick). The limit is reached when well-meaning friends Harry (Joseph Cotten) and Edna (Betsy Blair) show up unexpectedly and threaten to stay forever. In keeping with the austerity of the other American Film Theatre presentations, director Tony Richardson eschews his usual cinematographic pyrotechnics here. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 2 hr. 12 min.

Directed by: Tony Richardson

Release Date: January 1, 1973

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DVD Release Date: July 22, 2003

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Arthur Lazere
February 25, 2003
Arthur Lazere, culturevulture.net

Laden with insight, wit and touches of poetry... a cast of masterful actors delivering peak performances Full Review

Jeremy Heilman
August 5, 2002
Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com

More surprising than the acerbic tone or the intense shouting matches though is the very touching sentiment that emerges whenever a quiet moment transpires. Full Review

Jeremy Gerard
March 26, 2009
Jeremy Gerard, Variety

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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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