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The Birthday Party

William Friedkin

1968 • 2h 3m

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 s...

The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party (1968) Dir. William Friedkin

Cast

Robert Shaw

Robert ShawStanley Webber

Patrick Magee

Patrick MageeShamus McCann

Dandy Nichols

Dandy NicholsMeg Bowles

Sydney Tafler

Sydney TaflerNat Goldberg

Moultrie Kelsall

Moultrie KelsallPete Bowles

Helen Fraser

Helen FraserLulu

Crew

William Friedkin

William FriedkinDirector

Harold Pinter

Harold PinterScreenplay

Milton Subotsky

Milton SubotskyProducer

Andrew Grieve

Andrew GrieveAssistant Director

Alan Pattillo

Alan PattilloSound Editor

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