The Four Seasons

Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Along the way we are treated to mid-life, marital, parental and other crises.

Cast

Alan Alda

as Jack Burroughs

Carol Burnett

as Kate Burroughs

Len Cariou

as Nick Callan

Sandy Dennis

as Anne Callan

Rita Moreno

as Claudia Zimmer

Jack Weston

as Danny Zimmer

Bess Armstrong

as Ginny Newley (Callan)

Elizabeth Alda

as Beth Burroughs

Beatrice Alda

as Lisa Callan

Robert Hitt

as Room Clerk

Reviews

Peter McGinn

I watched this for the first way back in the 80s, a few years after it came out. I remember I liked it then, though not as much as another Alda film, Sweet Liberty, which seems hard to find these days. The Four Seasons feels more obvious to me this time around, probably an unfair comparison becau...

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