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The Birthday Party

1968 · 2 h 3 min
Directed by William Friedkin
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Cast

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Plot

Based on Harold Pinter's enigmatic play, two sinister men arrive at a seaside boarding house to menace a quiet lodger.

Sinekatalog’s take

William Friedkin's film, with Robert Shaw and Patrick Magee, is stagey and menacing, a faithful, creepy Pinter adaptation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (1,398 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.