The Servant
A Terrifyingly Beautiful Motion Picture!
Indolent aristocrat Tony employs competent Barrett as his manservant and all seems to be going well until Barrett persuades Tony to hire his sister as a live-in maid.
- 7.6
- 1963
- Released
- 1h 56m
Dirk Bogarde
Hugo Barrett
James Fox
Tony
Sarah Miles
Vera
Wendy Craig
Susan Stewart
Catherine Lacey
Lady Agatha Mounset
Richard Vernon
Lord Willie Mounset
Ann Firbank
People in Restaurant: Society Woman
Doris Nolan
People in Restaurant: Older Woman
Patrick Magee
People in Restaurant: Bishop
Jill Melford
People in Restaurant: Younger Woman
Hazel Terry
Woman in Bedroom
Brian Phelan
Man in PubDerek Tansley
People in Restaurant: Head WaiterPhilippa Hare
Girl in BedroomDorothy Bromiley
Girl in Phone Box
Alison Seebohm
Girl in PubChris Williams
Cashier in Coffee Bar
Gerry Duggan
WaiterHarriet Devine
Girl (uncredited)Davy Graham
Guitarist in pub (uncredited)Colette Martin
Girl (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)Joanna Wake
Girl (uncredited)Bruce Wells
Sidewalk Painter (uncredited)
Released
en
- #london, england
- #servant
- #bachelor
- #manipulation
- #con man
- #role reversal
- #alcoholism
- #femme fatale
- #sexual humiliation
- #downfall
- #black and white
- #home invasion
- #alcohol abuse
- #seductress
- #cuckold
- #class prejudice
- #class conflict
- #manservant
- #psychosexual thriller
- #master servant relationship
- #british class system
- #downward spiral
- #moral corruption
- #mirrors
- #self-destructive behavior
- #homme fatale
- #seductive maid
Reviews
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