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The Birthday Party (1968)
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Synopsis
Harold Pinter
's theatrical piece The Birthday Party was committed to celluloid in 1968 by future
Exorcist
director
William Friedkin
.
Robert Shaw
plays a boarder in a sleazy British seaside-resort rooming house. The landlady (
Dandy Nichols
) holds a cheerless birthday party for Shaw, which is invaded by a couple of shady characters named Goldberg (Sidney Tafler) and McCann (
Patrick Magee
). No one knows why they're there except for Shaw, who after being repeatedly humiliated by the despicable duo is taken away by them to parts unknown. The Birthday Party ends with 30 seconds of a totally blank screen. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Helen Fraser
Lulu
Moultrie Kelsall
Petey Bowles
Patrick Magee
Shamus McCann
Dandy Nichols
Meg Bowles
Sydney Tafler
Nat Goldberg
Robert Shaw
Stanley Weber
Production Crew
Edward Marshall
Art Director
Denys Coop
Cinematographer
William Friedkin
Director
Antony Gibbs
Editor
Edgar J. Scherick
Executive Producer
Andrew Grieve
First Assistant Director
Harold Pinter
Play Author
Max Rosenberg
Producer
Milton Subotsky
Producer
Edward Marshall
Production Designer
Harold Pinter
Screenwriter
Norman Bolland
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1968
Runtime: 123
Country: UK
MPAA Rating: G
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy Drama
Crime
Produced by
Continental
Palomar Pictures International
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.