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The Boys in the Band

7.019702h RMovieDrama

Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, an unexpected guest shows up, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and dormant and unspoken emotions are unleashed.

DirectorWilliam Friedkin
WriterMart Crowley
ProducersMart Crowley·Kenneth Utt

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Cast · Directed by William Friedkin

KNKenneth Nelson
Kenneth Nelson
Michael
LFLeonard Frey
Leonard Frey
Harold
PWPeter White
Peter White
Alan McCarthy
CGCliff Gorman
Cliff Gorman
Emory
FCFrederick Combs
Frederick Combs
Donald
RGReuben Greene
Reuben Greene
Bernard
LLLaurence Luckinbill
Laurence Luckinbill
Hank
KPKeith Prentice
Keith Prentice
Larry
RTRobert La Tourneaux
Robert La Tourneaux
Cowboy Tex
MAMaud Adams
Maud Adams
Photo Model (uncredited)
EK
Elaine Kaufman
Pedestrian (uncredited)

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