The Birthday Party

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The Birthday Party

1987

1h 50m

6.7(3 votes)

TV Movie

Drama

Mystery

Overview

It is Stanley's birthday, but the party he is given is not quite what he expects. [A BBC production broadcast on the Theatre Night series.]

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6 members

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Kenneth Cranham

Stanley Webber

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Joan Plowright

Meg Bowles

Writing

Harold Pinter

Nat Goldberg

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Colin Blakely

Shamus McCann

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Julie Walters

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Robert Lang

Petey Bowles

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