

The Boys in the Band
Visit website7.0/10 • 105
1970-03-16 • 1h 58m
... is not a musical.
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.
- Directors
- William Friedkin
- Writters
- Mart Crowley
- Editors
- Mart Crowley, Carl Lerner

The Boys in the Band
Visit website1970-03-16 • 1h 58m
7.0/10 • 105
... is not a musical.
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.
- Directors
- William Friedkin
- Writters
- Mart Crowley
- Editors
- Mart Crowley, Carl Lerner
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsKenneth Nelson
Michael
Leonard Frey
Harold
Peter White
Alan McCarthy
Cliff Gorman
Emory
Frederick Combs
Donald
Reuben Greene
Bernard
Laurence Luckinbill
Hank
Keith Prentice
Larry
Robert La Tourneaux
Cowboy Tex
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $5,500,000.00
- Revenue
- $3,500,000.00
- Keywords
- new york citybirthday partybased on play or musicalmale homosexualitylgbtself-loathinggay theme