The Birthday Party (1968)
2h 3m
Running Time
December 9, 1968Release Date
The Birthday Party (1968)
2h 3m
Running Time
December 9, 1968Release Date

Plot.
Based on Harold Pinter's enigmatic play about a boarder in a British seaside dwelling who is visited by two strangers. They torment him verbally, ask him idiotic unanswerable questions, force him to sit down and stand up, and give him a "party". Then, eventually, they take him away, a tongue-tied idiot. The trivial becomes the terrible, and with it a certain wonder, a certain pity.
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Cast & Crew.

Robert Shaw
Stanley Webber

Patrick Magee
Shamus McCann

Dandy Nichols
Meg Bowles

Sydney Tafler
Nat Goldberg

Moultrie Kelsall
Pete Bowles

Helen Fraser
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William Friedkin
Director

Harold Pinter
Theatre Play / Screenplay
Media.








Details.
Release DateDecember 9, 1968
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 3m
Content RatingPG-13
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Wiki.
The Birthday Party is a 1968 British drama neo noir directed by William Friedkin and starring Robert Shaw. It is based on the 1957 play The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter. The screenplay for the film was written by Pinter as well. The film, and the play, are considered examples of "comedy of menace", a genre associated with Pinter.
The film was a passion project for Friedkin, an admirer of the play, and he remained proud of the film after its release, though it was a box office disappointment. It influenced his later work, particularly The Exorcist.
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