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.
Top 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
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