Bartleby (1972)

Director:

Anthony Friedman

Writers:

Rodney Carr-Smith, Anthony Friedman,

Stars:

Paul Scofield, John McEnery, Thorley Walters

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview:
Paul Scofield	...	The Accountant
John McEnery	...	Bartleby
Thorley Walters	...	The Colleague
Colin Jeavons	...	Tucker
Raymond Mason	...	Landlord
Charles Kinross	...	Tenant
Neville Barber	...	First Client
Robin Askwith	...	Office Boy
Hope Jackman	...	Hilda - Tealady
John Watson	...	Doctor
Christine Dingle	...	Patient
Rosalind Elliot	...	Miss Brown - Secretary
Tony Parkin	...	Dickinson - Clerk

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | independent film | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 1973 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

O apokliros

Filming Locations:

Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, South Bank, Lambeth, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

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User Reviews

A film adaption of "Bartelby the Scrivener" by Melville.

I do agree that though this story by Melville just might be unfilmable, this isn't even a credible try. To move the story into the 20th century just outrages the original story's intent and nature; possibly you might have been able to move it over to England, but it must be a period piece. Even our story narrator--the proprietor--tells it in a flashback, going back even further, somewhere around 1800. Towards the end of the 19th century, a strangely disobedient worker would be discarded without a thought. And the 20th century? Come on! Give me an expletive deleted break!!! Even around 1800, such behavior didn't work very well, in view of the ending. And the movie's ending? I don't know what it was, because I didn't watch the entire travesty--I had to stop. This was like setting "Streetcar Named Desire" in Elizabethan England.