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The Servant

  • 19631963
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
12K
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The Servant (1963)
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Upper-class Tony hires servant Hugo Barrett, who turns out to have a hidden agenda.Upper-class Tony hires servant Hugo Barrett, who turns out to have a hidden agenda.Upper-class Tony hires servant Hugo Barrett, who turns out to have a hidden agenda.

IMDb RATING
7.8/10
12K
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  • Director
    • Joseph Losey
  • Writers
    • Harold Pinter(screenplay)
    • Robin Maugham(novel 'The Servant')
  • Stars
    • Dirk Bogarde
    • Sarah Miles
    • Wendy Craig
Top credits
  • Director
    • Joseph Losey
  • Writers
    • Harold Pinter(screenplay)
    • Robin Maugham(novel 'The Servant')
  • Stars
    • Dirk Bogarde
    • Sarah Miles
    • Wendy Craig
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 71User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 94Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 8 wins & 10 nominations total

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    The Servant
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    The Servant (1963)
    Dirk Bogarde, Wendy Craig, and James Fox in The Servant (1963)
    Dirk Bogarde and Wendy Craig in The Servant (1963)
    James Fox and Sarah Miles in The Servant (1963)
    Dirk Bogarde, Wendy Craig, and James Fox in The Servant (1963)
    Dirk Bogarde and James Fox in The Servant (1963)
    Dirk Bogarde and Wendy Craig in The Servant (1963)
    Dirk Bogarde, Wendy Craig, and James Fox in The Servant (1963)
    Dirk Bogarde and Wendy Craig in The Servant (1963)
    Dirk Bogarde and James Fox in The Servant (1963)
    James Fox in The Servant (1963)
    Harold Pinter and Ann Firbank in The Servant (1963)

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    Dirk Bogarde
    Dirk Bogarde
    • Barrettas Barrett
    Sarah Miles
    Sarah Miles
    • Veraas Vera
    Wendy Craig
    Wendy Craig
    • Susanas Susan
    James Fox
    James Fox
    • Tonyas Tony
    Catherine Lacey
    Catherine Lacey
    • Lady Mounsetas Lady Mounset
    Richard Vernon
    Richard Vernon
    • Lord Mounsetas Lord Mounset
    Ann Firbank
    Ann Firbank
    • People in restaurant: Society Womanas People in restaurant: Society Woman
    Doris Nolan
    Doris Nolan
    • People in restaurant: Older Womanas People in restaurant: Older Woman
    • (as Doris Knox)
    Patrick Magee
    Patrick Magee
    • People in restaurant: Bishopas People in restaurant: Bishop
    Jill Melford
    • People in restaurant: Younger Womanas People in restaurant: Younger Woman
    Alun Owen
    • People in restaurant: Curateas People in restaurant: Curate
    Harold Pinter
    Harold Pinter
    • People in restaurant: Society Manas People in restaurant: Society Man
    Derek Tansley
    • People in restaurant: Head Waiteras People in restaurant: Head Waiter
    Brian Phelan
    • Man in Pubas Man in Pub
    Hazel Terry
    • Woman in Bedroomas Woman in Bedroom
    Philippa Hare
    • Girl in Bedroomas Girl in Bedroom
    Dorothy Bromiley
    • Girl in Phone Boxas Girl in Phone Box
    Alison Seebohm
    • Girl in Pubas Girl in Pub
    • Director
      • Joseph Losey
    • Writers
      • Harold Pinter(screenplay)
      • Robin Maugham(novel 'The Servant')
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    Storyline

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    The aristocratic Tony (James Fox) moves to London and hires the servant Hugo Barrett (Sir Dirk Bogarde) for all services at home. Barrett seems to be a loyal and competent employee, but Tony's girlfriend Susan (Wendy Craig) does not like him, and asks Tony to send him away. When Barrett brings his sister Vera (Sarah Miles) to work and live in the house, Tony has a brief hidden affair with her. After travelling with Susan and spending a couple of days in a friend's house outside London, the couple unexpectedly returns and finds Barrett and Vera, who are actually lovers, in Tony's room. They are fired and Susan breaks with Tony. Later, Tony meets Barrett alone in a pub and hires him back, and Barrett imposes his real dark intentions in the house, turning the table and switching position with his master. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • homoeroticism
    • decadence
    • servant
    • repressed homosexual
    • based on novel
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    • Taglines
      • A Terrifyingly Beautiful Motion Picture!
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Unrated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When producer and director Joseph Losey was hospitalized for two weeks during this shoot, Dirk Bogarde continued filming assisted by minute, daily instructions over the phone from Losey's hospital bed. When Losey returned to the set, he did not re-shoot any of the script, much to the relief of cast and crew.
    • Goofs
      When Tony and Susan arrive at Tony's house in the Mercedes, with an extended visit in mind, they both go into the house and Tony leaves the car's lights on.
    • Quotes

      Hugo Barrett: I'll tell you what I am. I'm a gentleman's gentleman, and you're no bloody GENTLEMAN!

    • Connections
      Featured in Stairs (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      All Gone
      Cleo Laine sings

      Music by John Dankworth (uncredited)

      Lyrics by Harold Pinter (uncredited)

    User reviews71

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    Subtleties
    If you watch closely you will find that not only does the internal decoration of the house change (in ways not included in the plot) to become gradually darker as Tony is gradually undermined and seduced by Barrett but also the excellent (but very much of its time) soundtrack by Johnny Dankworth & (surely - or is my recollection wrong?) Cleo Laine - though the same LP is put on the turntable many times, the arrangement of the same theme is different. (I did not notice this at first but found it pointed out in a special issue of the Oxford University magazine Isis at the time the film was released that was entirely devoted to it.) The film has recently reappeared in England as a stage work: Play without Words, seen at the National Theatre, is (was, I guess, is more accurate) a superb piece of dance theatre in which the ambiguities of the characters' motivations, or the discrepancies between their thoughts and actions, are portrayed by having more than one dancer per character. Sometimes only one is seen, sometimes they move in unison, sometimes in separate ways. It is extremely effective.
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    • Jan 16, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 16, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Diener
    • Filming locations
      • 30 Royal Avenue, Chelsea, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Springbok Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $45,522
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,859
      • Jul 28, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $75,446
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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