Comedy · United Kingdom · 1977 · 2h 0m

Heartbreak House

Director

Cast

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

Crew

George Bernard Shaw — Writer

Synopsis

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?

Key Collaborators

Cedric Messina Director George Bernard Shaw Writer

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