director:
Alain Resnais
playwright:
David Mercer
actor:
Dirk Bogarde
/
David Warner
/
Ellen Burstyn
/
Cyril Luckham
/
John Gielgud
…
genre:
Drama
/
Comedy
region:
Switzerland
/
United Kingdom
/
United States
language:
English
length: 1h 50m
release date: 1977-01-25
IMDb: tt0076574
Overview
On the eve of his 78th birthday, ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based on his own family are shaped by his fantasies and memories, alongside his caustic commentary on their behaviour.