Story of movie The Homecoming Film : The Homecoming is a 1973 British-American drama film directed by Peter Hall based on the play of the same name by Harold Pinter. The film was produced by Ely Landau for the American Film Theatre, which presented thirteen film adaptations of plays in the United States from 1973 to 1975. The film was screened at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition.
| The Homecoming | |
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| Directed by | Peter Hall |
| Produced by | Ely Landau |
| Written by | Harold Pinter |
| Starring | Paul Rogers Ian Holm Cyril Cusack Terence Rigby Michael Jayston Vivien Merchant |
| Cinematography | David Watkin |
| Edited by | Rex Pyke |
| Distributed by | American Film Theatre |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Screenplay
Teddy brings his wife home to meet his estranged family.
All cast members from the play's first performance in 1965 reprise their roles here, with the exception of Cyril Cusack and Michael Jayston who replace John Normington and Michael Bryant respectively.
- Paul Rogers as Max, father of Lenny, Teddy, and Joey
- Ian Holm as Lenny
- Cyril Cusack as Sam, brother of Max
- Terence Rigby as Joey
- Michael Jayston as Teddy
- Vivien Merchant as Ruth
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