Superior soap based on Mary McCarthy's bestseller about eight Vassar graduates, class of '33. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Joanna Pettet. Libby: Jessica Walter. Polly: Shirley Knight. Dorothy: Joan Hackett. Lakey: Candice Bergen. Priss: Elizabeth Hartman. Harold: Larry Hagman. Helena: Kathleen Widdoes. Pokey: Mary-Robin Redd. Jim: James Broderick. Gus: Hal Holbrook. Dick: Richard Mulligan. Sloan: James Congdon.