Movie · 1970
The Boys in the Band
“... is not a musical.”
Released 16 March 1970 120 min Drama More from 1970 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and Michael's demand that the group participate in a devious telephone game, unleashing dormant and unspoken emotions.
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How old were they?
Kenneth Nelson
as Michael
Laurence Luckinbill
as Hank
Frederick Combs
as Donald
Cliff Gorman
as Emory
Peter White
as Alan McCarthy
Leonard Frey
as Harold
Reuben Greene
as Bernard
Keith Prentice
as Larry
Robert La Tourneaux
as Cowboy Tex
Maud Adams
as Photo Model (uncredited)
Elaine Kaufman
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
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The numbers
14years between the oldest and youngest billed
39Kenneth Nelson — oldest on the call sheet
25Maud Adams — youngest billed
32average age of the credited cast