The Drinking Party
An interpretation of Plato's Symposium as a picnic organised by a University don for his students. Each guest is asked to explain the nature of love before the Don, through a series of questions, reaches a unifying conclusion.
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Leo McKern
Socrates
Known for
The Blue Lagoon
A Man for All Seasons
Alan Bennett
Eryximachus
Known for
In Love and War
John Fortune
Phaedrus
Known for
Match Point
The Tailor of Panama
Barry Justice
Agathon
Known for
King and Country
Michael Gough
Pausanias
Known for
Batman Returns
Corpse Bride
Robert Gillespie
Alcibiades
Known for
At the Earth's Core
Lost in London
Roddy Maude-Roxby
Aristophanes
Known for
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Shadowlands
Julian Jebb
Aristomedus
Also in
Alice in Wonderland
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Darroll Richards
Waiter
Also in
The Mummy's Shroud
Nicholas Nickleby
Jonathan Miller Director · Leo Aylen Writer
First release November 14, 1965 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 14, 1965
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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