The Birthday Party (1968)
- Starring:
- Robert Shaw, Patrick Magee, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Friedkin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
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Synopsis of The Birthday Party
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
Complete Cast of The Birthday Party
- Robert Shaw - Stanley Weber
- Dandy Nichols - Meg Bowles
- Moultrie Kelsall - Petey Bowles
- Patrick Magee - Shamus McCann
- Sydney Tafler - Nat Goldberg
- Helen Fraser - Lulu
- Director(s):
- William Friedkin
- Writer(s):
- Harold Pinter
- Producer(s):
- Max Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G(Questionable for Children)
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