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The Birthday Party(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-06-21
68%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
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.]
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
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Movie: The Birthday Party
Top 6 Billed Cast
Kenneth Cranham
Stanley Webber
Joan Plowright
Meg Bowles
Harold Pinter
Nat Goldberg
Colin Blakely
Shamus McCann
Julie Walters
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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.]
Release Date
1987-06-21
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6.8
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