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The Birthday Party

1968, Movie, G, 123 mins

The Birthday Party: Review

An early film by the director of THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971), William Friedkin, who sadly over-directed this adaptation of Harold Pinter's play. Shaw plays a pianist who was once involved in organized crime and has been hiding out at Nichols' boarding house for nearly a year. The action takes place at an uneasy birthday party thrown in the somewhat unstable Shaw's honor. Tafler and McGee, two hoods who have come after Shaw, show up and mentally torture him to the point of m... read more leave a comment

The Birthday Party: Cast & Details

Year: 1968
Rated G

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Cast
Robert Shaw: Stanley Weber
Patrick McGee: Shamus McCann
Dandy Nichols: Meg Bowles
Sydney Tafler: Nat Goldberg
Moultrie Kelsall: Petey Bowles
Helen Fraser: Lulu

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