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The Hireling (1973)
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18 August 1973 (Sweden) morePlot Keywords:
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Won 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win moreUser Comments:
A study in British societal values moreCast
(Credited cast) | Robert Shaw | ... | Steven Ledbetter |
| Sarah Miles | ... | Lady Franklin |
| Peter Egan | ... | Captain Hugh Cantrip |
| Caroline Mortimer | ... | Connie |
| Elizabeth Sellars | ... | Lady Franklin's mother |
| Ian Hogg | ... | Davis |
| Christine Hargreaves | ... | Doreen |
| Lyndon Brook | ... | Doctor |
| Patricia Lawrence | ... | Mrs. Hansen |
| Petra Markham | ... | Edith |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ernest C. Jennings | ||
| Alison Leggatt | ||
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108 min | USA:95 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | UK:PG (video rating) | UK:A (original rating)Fun Stuff
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Lady Franklin: [Asking Hugh about his wartime experiences] Was it very bad?Captain Hugh Cantrip: [There is a telling silence: we cannot see his expression because of the shadows]
Lady Franklin: Well, you're back now.
Captain Hugh Cantrip: [as light and shadow flicker across his face] Am I? Sometimes I wonder...
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This is a thoughtful film that lays bare the inequities of the so-called upper class and those who work for them, the haves and have-nots. Robert Shaw does a creditable job in his role as the obliging, correct chauffeur, Steven Ledbetter, who helps Lady Franklin (Sarah Miles) overcome her mental depression at the outset. However, Steven has many mixed feelings regarding this lady of the upper class. He inevitably falls in love with her, which of course is overstepping the societal boundaries that separate them.
I have not read anything prior to this and only judge the movie as I have seen it. I consider it a very honest story about the realities of daily living and the conflict of what we might wish or expect from life and what we get. It's a fine drama worth seeing again.