Birch Interval

Birch Interval is a 1976 American drama film written by Joanna Crawford, directed by Delbert Mann and starring Eddie Albert, Rip Torn, Ann Wedgeworth, Anne Revere and Susan McClung. It is based on Crawford's novel of the same name.

Cast

 * Eddie Albert as Pa Strawacher
 * Rip Torn as Thomas
 * Ann Wedgeworth as Marie
 * Susan McClung as Jesse
 * Brian Part as Samuel
 * Anne Revere as Mrs. Tanner

Release
The film was released in New York City on May 2, 1976.

Reception
Critics were generally not very kind to the film. Richard Eder of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, calling it "a painful embarrassment."

Leonard Maltin awarded the film three stars, calling it a "Beautiful, sensitive film."

Bernard Drew of The Journal News gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The big scenes--up until the end--seem to have already occurred or to happen offscreen. What is on is rarely very interesting.  Nor are the motivations of a group of characters too complex for the simple framework of the movie always clear. Family movies may be many things but they should never be elliptical."

Jerry Stein of The Cincinnati Post also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Unfortunately, the reserved behavior of the characters brings a basic lifelessness to the film."