The Servant

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The Servant (1963)

12 1963-09-16 (US) Drama 1h 56m

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Hugo Barrett is a servant in the Chelsea home of indolent aristocrat Tony. All seems to go well until the playboy’s girlfriend Susan takes a dislike to the efficient employee. Then Barrett persuades Tony to hire his sister Vera as a live-in maid, and matters take another turn for the worse…

Joseph Losey

Director
Robin Maugham

Novel
Harold Pinter

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Dirk Bogarde

Hugo Barrett
James Fox

Tony
Sarah Miles

Vera
Wendy Craig

Susan
Catherine Lacey

Lady Mounset
Richard Vernon

Lord Mounset
Harold Pinter

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Ann Firbank

People in Restaurant: Society Woman
Doris Nolan

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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on September 26, 2014

The Fatales - Homme & Femme.

The Servant is directed by Joseph Losey and adapted to screenplay by Harold Pinter from the novelette of the same name written by Robin Maugham. It stars Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Mles, Wendy Craig and James Fox. Music is by John Dankworth and cinematography by Douglas Slocombe.

When well-to-do Londoner Tony (Fox) hires Hugo Barrett (Bogarde) as his manservant, he gets more than he bargained for. Especially when Hugo's sister Vera (Miles) also arrives on the scene...

The Servant remains as enigmatic today as it was back on its release in the early part of the 196... read the rest.

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