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.
Cast
- 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