---
title: 'The Birthday Party (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Friedkin'
released: '1968-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 123
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-birthday-party-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062732/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Birthday Party (1968)

1968 · G · 123 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Birthday Party is a 1968 British drama neo noir directed by William Friedkin and starring Robert Shaw. It is based on the 1957 play The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter. The screenplay for the film was written by Pinter as well. The film, and the play, are considered examples of "comedy of menace", a genre associated with Pinter.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Friedkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-friedkin)
- **Screenplay:** [Harold Pinter](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-pinter)
- **Producer:** [Max Rosenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-rosenberg), [Milton Subotsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-subotsky)
- **Director of Photography:** [Denys Coop](https://cinepixo.com/people/denys-coop)
- **Editor:** [Antony Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/antony-gibbs)

## Cast

- [Moultrie Kelsall](https://cinepixo.com/people/moultrie-kelsall)
- [Dandy Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/dandy-nichols)
- [Sydney Tafler](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-tafler)
- [Robert Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-shaw)
- [Helen Fraser](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-fraser)
- [Patrick Magee](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-magee)

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