this movie be george c. scott at his very best and bernard hughes at his very best and diana rigg at her most pithy and and of course paddy chaevsky write at masterpiece warp . there be also very brief snippet of future biggies like susan sarandon and stockard channing etc . and who have one scene line that you do not necessarily spot until your fifth or sixth time watch . nancy marchand a a young to middle age nurse supervisor be also superb and as well a practically every face in hollywood of 1970. it be one of the few movie that get good the more time you see it . watch for the surprise scene ala wait until dark . this be one of the few movie i have ever buy on dvd . it be that superb .