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1973 British film by Peter Hall For films called Homecoming, see Homecoming (disambiguation).

The Homecoming

Directed by	Peter Hall
Written by	Harold Pinter
Produced by	Ely Landau
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
Release date	October 29, 1973 (1973-10-29) (U.S.)
Running time	111 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English

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.

Plot

Teddy brings his wife home to meet his estranged family.

Cast

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

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 100% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 8.7/10.

References

Benson, Raymond (16 April 2009). "Remember...The American Film Theater". Cinema Retro. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013.
"Festival de Cannes: The Homecoming". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
Pinter, Harold (1997). Plays 3. London: Faber and Faber. p. 14. ISBN 0571193838.
"The Homecoming". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

External links

The Homecoming at IMDb

v t e Harold Pinter
Plays	The Room (1957) The Birthday Party (1957) The Dumb Waiter (1957) A Slight Ache (1958) The Hothouse (1958) The Caretaker (1959) A Night Out (1959) Night School (1960) The Dwarfs (1960) The Collection (1961) The Lover (1962) Tea Party (1964) The Homecoming (1964) The Basement (1966) Landscape (1967) Silence (1968) Old Times (1970) Monologue (1972) No Man's Land (1974) Betrayal (1978) Family Voices (1980) A Kind of Alaska (1982) Victoria Station (1982) One for the Road (1984) Mountain Language (1988) The New World Order (1991) Party Time (1991) Moonlight (1993) Ashes to Ashes (1996) Celebration (1999) Remembrance of Things Past (2000)
Dramatic sketches	The Black and White (1959) Trouble in the Works (1959) The Last to Go (1959) Request Stop (1959) Special Offer (1959) That's Your Trouble (1959) That's All (1959) Interview (1959) Applicant (1959) Dialogue for Three (1959) Umbrellas (1960) Night (1969) Precisely (1983) God's District (1997) Press Conference (2002) Apart From That (2006) The Pres and an Officer (2018)
Screenplays	The Caretaker (1963) The Servant (1963) The Pumpkin Eater (1964) The Quiller Memorandum (1966) Accident (1967) The Birthday Party (1968) The Homecoming (1969) Langrishe, Go Down (1970) The Go-Between (1971) The Proust Screenplay (1972) The Last Tycoon (1976) The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) Victory (1982) Betrayal (1983) Turtle Diary (1984) The Heat of the Day (1988) Reunion (1989) The Comfort of Strangers (1990) The Handmaid's Tale (1990) Party Time (1992) The Trial (1993) The Dreaming Child (1997) The Tragedy of King Lear (2000) Sleuth (2007)
Related articles	Works Bibliography Characteristics Honours and awards Relationship with academia The Harold Pinter Archive in the British Library Harold Pinter and politics Art, Truth and Politics Pinter's People

v t e Films directed by Peter Hall
Work Is a Four-Letter Word (1968) A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) Three into Two Won't Go (1969) Perfect Friday (1970) The Homecoming (1973) Akenfield (1974) She's Been Away (1989) Jacob (1994) Never Talk to Strangers (1995)

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