The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

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The Birthday Party

1987

1h 50m

6.8(4 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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BBC

Cast & Crew

6 members

Acting

Kenneth Cranham

Stanley Webber

Kenneth Cranham

Acting

Joan Plowright

Meg Bowles

Joan Plowright

Writing

Harold Pinter

Nat Goldberg

Harold Pinter

Acting

Colin Blakely

Shamus McCann

Colin Blakely

Acting

Julie Walters

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Julie Walters

Acting

Robert Lang

Petey Bowles

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