

25/01/1977
On the eve of his 78th birthday, the 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.

Dirk Bogarde
as Claude Langham

David Warner
as Kevin Woodford

Ellen Burstyn
as Sonia Langham

Cyril Luckham
as Dr. Mark Eddington

John Gielgud
as Clive Langham

Tanya Lopert
as Miss Lister

Elaine Stritch
as Helen Wiener

Denis Lawson
as Dave Woodford

Kathryn Leigh Scott
as Miss Boon

Milo Sperber
as Jenner

Peter Arne
as Nils

Anna Wing
as Karen

Samson Fainsilber
as Old Man

Joseph Pittoors
as Old Man
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