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Heartbreak House

May 19, 1977 · 2h 0m
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Comedy

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Captain Shotover, a retired seafarer, is reluctantly hosting a weekend house party for his two daughters and their bohemian friends. As they indulge in dangerous flirtations, will anyone notice their drift to destruction?

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CAST

John Gielgud
Captain Shotover
Siân Phillips
Hesione Hushabye
Lesley-Anne Down
Ellie Dunn
Daniel Massey
Hector Hushabye
Barbara Murray
Lady Utterwood
Donald Pickering
Randall Utterwood
Directed by Cedric Messina

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
BBC
Country
GB

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