The Birthday Party
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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The Birthday Party
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 9, 1968
Runtime
2h 3m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Thriller
User Score
63%
Original Title
The Birthday Party
Production Companies
Palomar Pictures International
Director
William Friedkin
Description
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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