Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.

Paul Newman
as Walter Bridge

Joanne Woodward
as India Bridge

Saundra McClain
as Harriet Rogers

Margaret Welsh
as Carolyn Bridge

John Bell
as Douglas Bridge as a boy

Kyra Sedgwick
as Ruth Bridge

Simon Callow
as Dr. Alex Sauer

Blythe Danner
as Grace Barron

Austin Pendleton
as Mr. Gadbury

Robert Sean Leonard
as Douglas Bridge