Robert Shaw,
Patrick Magee,
Dandy Nichols,
Sydney Tafler,
Moultrie Kelsall
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Based on Harold Pinter's enigmatic play about a border (Robert Shaw) in a British seaside dwelling who is visited by two strangers (Patrick Magee, Sydney Tafler). They torment him verbally, ask him id...( read more
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Stats: 26 reviews
I've never seen this movie and I probably never will, but I did see the play. Very, very odd. I understand the artistic and, apparently, philosophic trappings that the writer was going for, but as a simply entertaining tale...there is no tale. We don't know the tale. We saw the e...( read more)
Good acting does not a good movie make.
Personal enjoyment: 4/10
As a film: 6/10
Very Good adaptation of Harold Pinter's play. An overlooked gem with a great turn from Robert Shaw in the lead role. Little bit talky but still fascinating. Very weird part from Patrick Macnee also.
Brilliant version of a modern-classic play by the great Harold Pinter. All of the cast shine, but Shaw and Nichols stand out. Worth a watch, but especially for those who know their Pinter.
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