The Boys in the Band

1970

English

7.6

♡ 19

90%

87%

Action

based on play or musical

William Friedkin Director

Peter White as Alan McCarthy

Laurence Luckinbill as Hank

Leonard Frey as Harold

Kenneth Nelson as Michael

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.