The Birthday Party
1968, English. Directed by William Friedkin.
Based on Harold Pinter's enigmatic play about a boarder in a British seaside dwelling who is visited by two strangers. They torment him verbally, ask him idiotic unanswerable questions, force him to sit down and stand up, and give him a "party". Then, eventually, they take him away, a tongue-tied idiot. The trivial becomes the terrible, and with it a certain wonder, a certain pity.
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
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- Released
- 9 December 1968
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Harold Pinter
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The Birthday Party runs 123 minutes (2h 3m).
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The Birthday Party is rated PG-13 in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The Birthday Party isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 December 1968. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Birthday Party?
The Birthday Party (1968) was directed by William Friedkin and stars Robert Shaw, Patrick Magee, Dandy Nichols.