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The Birthday Party (1968)

PG-13 · 1968-12-09 · 2h 3m · EN
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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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William FriedkinDirector

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Robert ShawRobert ShawStanley WebberPatrick MageePatrick MageeShamus McCannDandy NicholsDandy NicholsMeg BowlesSydney TaflerSydney TaflerNat GoldbergMoultrie KelsallMoultrie KelsallPete BowlesHelen FraserHelen FraserLulu

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Genre affinityThriller · Drama · MysteryNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference41599Actor preference281060 · 161955 · 57584Country preferenceGb

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What is The Birthday Party about?

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.

How long is The Birthday Party?

The Birthday Party has a runtime of 123 minutes.