The Birthday Party (1968)
The Birthday Party (1968)
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

Robert Shaw Robert Shaw As: Stanley Webber
Patrick Magee Patrick Magee As: Shamus McCann
Dandy Nichols Dandy Nichols As: Meg Bowles
Sydney Tafler Sydney Tafler As: Nat Goldberg
Moultrie Kelsall Moultrie Kelsall As: Pete Bowles
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Storyline

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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Certification: PG-13

Details

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Thriller

Language: English

Release Date: 09 December 1968

Country: GB

Runtime: 123m

Company Credits

Company: Palomar Pictures International

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Cast

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Stanley Webber

Patrick Magee

Patrick Magee

Shamus McCann

Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

Meg Bowles

Sydney Tafler

Sydney Tafler

Nat Goldberg

Moultrie Kelsall

Moultrie Kelsall

Pete Bowles

Helen Fraser

Helen Fraser

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Directed By

William Friedkin

William Friedkin

Director

Andrew Grieve

Andrew Grieve

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter

Theatre Play

Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter

Screenplay

Production Crew

Teresa Bolland

Teresa Bolland

Production Manager

Milton Subotsky

Milton Subotsky

Producer

Max Rosenberg

Max Rosenberg

Producer

Edgar J. Scherick

Edgar J. Scherick

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Eddie Knight

Eddie Knight

Makeup Artist

Sound

Alan Pattillo

Alan Pattillo

Sound Editor

Norman Bolland

Norman Bolland

Sound Recordist

Jim Roddan

Jim Roddan

Sound Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Denys N. Coop

Denys N. Coop

Director of Photography

Alan Hall

Alan Hall

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Edward Marshall

Edward Marshall

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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