The Naked Civil Servant

TV Movie
19751975
TV-14TV-14
1h 17m

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

Biography Comedy Drama

The life and times of Quentin Crisp, an outrageous and flamboyant homosexual, coming of age and growing into old age in conservative England.The life and times of Quentin Crisp, an outrageous and flamboyant homosexual, coming of age and growing into old age in conservative England.The life and times of Quentin Crisp, an outrageous and flamboyant homosexual, coming of age and growing into old age in conservative England.

Director
- Jack Gold
Writers
- Quentin Crisp(autobiography)
- Philip Mackie(screenplay)
Stars

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Won 1 BAFTA Film Award
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total

John Hurt in The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

The life and times of Quentin Crisp, an outrageous and flamboyant homosexual, coming of age and growing into old age in conservative England. —Chris Abbenhuis <keller@telebyte.nl>

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Trivia
During filming, it was discovered that Sir John Hurt had painted Quentin Crisp when he was a life studies model at the art school that Hurt attended.

Goofs
(at around 1h 13 mins) As the 1975 segment begins, the pedestrians Crisp passes on the sidewalk include a woman in a white top and plaid skirt, and then a man in a lavender shirt and yellow pants. When the shot changes to one from Crisp's point of view, the same two pedestrians pass by again.

Quotes
Young Queer-baiter: See that copper over there? If you don't give us a quid each, right? I'm gonna tell him you been fiddling with these two.
Quentin Crisp: I defy you to do your worst. It can hardly be my worst. Mine has already and often happened to me. You cannot touch me now. I am one of the "stately homos of England".

Connections
Featured in Resident Alien (1990)

Top review

Remarkable

This film is the autobiography of Quentin Crisp, a gay man living in the conservative times of 1920's to 1970's.

The story is simple but deep. It portrays It also portrays how people lived in fear and loneliness during those days. A particularly remarkable moment is that, after Quentin's friend is released from he mental institution, his friend pronounced his love for him. Quentin says something to the effect of "This is how lonely he is, and how low I can get". This little sentence means so much. Acting by John Hurt is excellent. This film is really quite remarkable, as homosexuality was still considered as a mental illness back in 1975.

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Release date
- December 17, 1975 (United Kingdom)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Language
- English
Also known as
- Wie man sein Leben lebt
Filming locations
- Kings Road, Chelsea, London, England, UK
Production company
- Thames Television
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Runtime
1 hour 17 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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