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That Cold Day in the Park

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

6.6(72)19691h 47m2

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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Status
Released
Budget
$500K
Box office
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Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • kidnapping
  • held captive
  • vancouver
  • house guest
  • park bench
  • human pet
  • taken captive

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Canada, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR8 Jun 1969
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM19 Feb 1970
  • FranceFR

    • Digital / OTT6 Feb 2013

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That Cold Day in the Park was released on 8 June 1969.

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    CinemaSerf

    1/4/2023

    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 the night. It isn't …

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