The Boys in the Band

The Boys in the Band

1970
★★★★☆ 7.0/10
⏱️ 118 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and Michael's demand that the group participate in a devious telephone game, unleashing dormant and unspoken emotions.

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Crew

Director
William Friedkin
Writer
Mart Crowley
Producer
Mart Crowley, Kenneth Utt, Dominick Dunne

Production

Leo Films, Cinema Center Films

Keywords

new york citybirthday partybased on play or musicalmale homosexualitylgbtself-loathinggay theme