Movie Description

The Birthday Party

(1968)

Overview

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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleThe Birthday Party

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1968-12-09

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 02h 03m

Production CompaniesPalomar Pictures International

Genres

  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Thriller