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Harold Pinter (play)
Harold Pinter (screenplay)
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The share the house. They share the food. They share Teddy's wife. Such a nice happy family.
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
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(3 articles)
Controversial Playwright Harold Pinter Dead At Age 78
 (From CinemaRetro. 26 December 2008, 9:52 AM, PST)

Dyer's Struggle On Stage Wage
 (From WENN. 18 March 2008, 12:17 AM, PDT)

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Cast

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Paul Rogers ... Max, father of Lenny, Teddy, and Joey

Ian Holm ... Lenny
Michael Jayston ... Teddy
Vivien Merchant ... Ruth
Cyril Cusack ... Sam, brother of Max
Terence Rigby ... Joey
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Harold Pinter's The Homecoming (Australia) (DVD box title) (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
111 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Fun Stuff

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Ian Holm won the 1967 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "The Homecoming" as Lenny and recreated in this filmed production. more
Quotes:
Max, father of Lenny, Teddy, and Joey: Look what I'm lumbered with. One cast-iron bunch of crap after another. One flow of stinking pus after another. more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Pinter at his best, 3 June 2005
8/10
Author: Chris Murphy from United Kingdom

The first thing that should be emphasised I think is if you you get the chance I strongly recommend you see the play at the theatre, somehow Pinter's famous pauses seem longer on the stage, and the claustrophobia of the piece is maintained far better than when you watch it on the screen. Nevertheless if you have seen the play (or even if you haven't) you really should watch this film version. Firstly it is directed by the fantastic Peter Hall, one of the great stage directors of the era (and still a great stage director) and thus he is able to remain true to the stage format of the play, while also maintaining a strong cinematic emphasis, this is not just a recording of a stage play. Secondly it features some truly fine actors including the fantastic Vivienne Merchant. Being Pinter's wife she seems to have a unique understanding of the words and is able to convey this onto the audience, her first conversation when she meets Lenny (Ian Holm) particularly sticks in the mind. Ian Holm and Paul Rogers are also fantastic along with the rest of the cast who have names as well known on the stage as they are on the screen. Overall I don't believe I've seen a finer adaptation of a play for the screen.

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