On the eve of his 78th birthday, the ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based on his own family are shaped by his fantasies and memories, alongside his caustic commentary on their behaviour.
Dirk Bogarde
as Claude Langham
David Warner
as Kevin Woodford
Ellen Burstyn
as Sonia Langham
Cyril Luckham
as Dr. Mark Eddington
John Gielgud
as Clive Langham
Tanya Lopert
as Miss Lister
Elaine Stritch
as Helen Wiener
Denis Lawson
as Dave Woodford
Kathryn Leigh Scott
as Miss Boon
Milo Sperber
as Jenner
Peter Arne
as Nils
Anna Wing
as Karen
