The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
The Homecoming (1973)
The Homecoming (1972)
| Budget (GBP) | 0 |
| Distribution Company |
Westward TV (Sponsor | Est. Unknown) |
| Release Date | 29 October 1973 |
| Black and White | No |
| Regional Release | No |
| Release Notes | USA 29 October 1973 (Cleveland, Ohio); France 16 April 1977; Sweden 23 September 1977; Spain 2 August 1982 (TV premiere). |
| Description | Film version of Pinter's 1965 play. Pinter adapted the screenplay. British philosophy professor Teddy (Michael Jayston) comes back home from America the first time in nine years to visit his father, uncle and two brothers and introduce them to his wife, Ruth (Vivien Merchant). The family's working-class background is vastly different from Teddy and Ruth's academic lifestyle, and the homecoming is uncomfortable for Teddy. But, unexpectedly, Ruth fits right in. While the men compete with one another, she not only enjoys herself but earns their respect. |
| Language | English |
Linked Productions
No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.
Linked People
Peter Hall (1930 - 2017)
Creative | Director
Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Creative | Screenplay
Mort Abrahams (1916 - 2009)
Production | Executive Producer
Ely A. Landau (1920 - 1993)
Production | Producer
Otto Plaschkes (1929 - 2005)
Production | Executive Producer
Henry T. Weinstein (1924 - 2000)
Production | Executive Producer
Robert A. Goldston (1929 - 2017)
Production | Supervising producer
David Watkin (1925 - 2008)
Creative | Cinematographer
Rex Pyke
Creative | Film Editor
John Bury (1925 - 2000)
Creative | Production Designer
Jack Stevens
Creative | Art Director
Joan Bridge (1912 - 2009)
Creative | Costume Designer
Elizabeth Hafferden (1906 - 1976)
Creative | Costume Designer
John O'Gorman (1911 - 1977)
Creative | Makeup Artist
Barbara Ritchie (1928 - 1990)
Creative | Hairstylist
William Kaplan (1905 - 1987)
Production | Production supervisor
Christopher Dryhurst (1942 - 1999)
Creative | First Assistant Director
Richard Dobson
Creative | Second Assistant Director
Robert Allen (1925 - 2006)
Technical | Sound Mixer
Robert Allen (1925 - 2006)
Technical | Sound Recordist
Joan Ireland
Technical | Dialogue editor
Peter Keen
Technical | Dubbing editor
Nolan Roberts
Technical | Dubbing mixer
Jonathan Burrows
Production | Production executive
Neil Landau
Production | Production associate
Linked Organisations
American Film Theatre (Distributor | Est. Unknown)
Town and Country Productions (Production Company | Est. Unknown)
Westward TV (Sponsor | Est. Unknown)
Characters
Max (Age: 70, Male)
Performer: Paul Rogers (1917 - 2013)
Lenny (Age: early thirties, Male)
Performer: Ian Holm (1931 - 2020)
Joey (Age: mid twenties, Male)
Performer: Terence Rigby (1937 - 2008)
Sam (The Homecoming) (Age: 63, Male)
Performer: Cyril Cusack (1910 - 1993)
Ruth (The Homecoming) (Age: early thirties, Female)
Performer: Vivien Merchant (1929 - 1982)
Teddy (Age: mid thirties, Male)
Performer: Michael Jayston (1935)
Linked Awards
No award have been added to this production record yet.
Resources
Pauline Kael, 'Harold Pinter's "The Homecoming"', The New Yorker, 26 Nov.ember 1973, pp. 185-86 (URL)
Type: Review
External Link: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1973/11/26/humanoids-and-androgynes
Requires access.
The Homecoming Trailer, 1973 (URL)
Type: Trailer
External Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6HgIonzQls
Original trailer.
Sources
IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070188/
URL
BFI Profile
https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6c911b92
URL
Sharp Cut: Harold Pinter's Screenplays and the Artistic Process
Steven H. Gale, Harold Pinter's Screenplays and the Artistic Process (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2003)
Academic book
Contains chapters on each of Harold Pinter's filmed screenplays and includes a bibliography of reviews of films up to 1999.