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The Basement
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The Basement

1967-02-20 · 55 min · Not rated

TV Movie

An uneasy friendship between an introspective loner and a more gregarious man is renewed when the latter turns up at the former's basement flat one rainy night accompanied by an enigmatic, beautiful, mostly silent, girlfriend.

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Directors
Charles Jarrott
Production companies
BBC
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Derek GodfreyDerek GodfreyLaw
Kika MarkhamKika MarkhamJane
Harold PinterHarold PinterStott

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