The Party

Name: The Party
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: April 4, 1968
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Al Checco, Claudine Longet, Corinne Cole, Danielle De Metz, Dick Crockett

1968

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United Artists | Release Date: April 4, 1968 | TV-PG

Starring: Al Checco, Claudine Longet, Corinne Cole, Danielle De Metz, Dick Crockett, Frances Taylor, Jean Carson, Marge Champion, Natalia Borisova, Peter Sellers

Summary: A clerical mistake results in a bumbling Indian film star being invited to an exclusive Hollywood party instead of being fired.

Director: Blake Edwards

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: TV-PG

Runtime: 99 min

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Roger Ebert

Sellers works. He develops a character and plays it, for better or worse, for the whole movie. Read full review

Wes Greene

The comically rich visual tapestry of Blake Edwards’s The Party still endures. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Whether Edwards intended it or not—and his inclusion of hippies in the third act points to yes—The Party seems keyed into the spirit of ’68, with the house representing the upending of old money and hidebound tradition. Read full review

Tasha Robinson

Veteran slapstick fans may get a kick out of the free-form antics, and the party's chaotic ending is suitably memorable, but empathetic viewers are likely to be as uncomfortable with Sellers' improv as the partygoers he leads into havoc. Read full review

Stella Papamichael

A mischievously rib-tickling tale with a stupidly simple premise: Sellers plays an uninvited guest at a Hollywood party who loses his shoe and talks in a dodgy Indian accent. Read full review

Empire Dan Jolin

Very dated farcical comedy but Peter Sellers is charming despite the anachronistic character-humour. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

The script quickly runs out of gas thanks to the one-joke story line and Blake's uninspired direction. Read full review

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