Movie
The Servant
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1963-11-14
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Springbok Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dirk Bogarde as Hugo Barrett
- James Fox as Tony
- Sarah Miles as Vera
- Wendy Craig as Susan Stewart
- Catherine Lacey as Lady Agatha Mounset
- Richard Vernon as Lord Willie Mounset
- Harold Pinter as People in Restaurant: Society Man
- Ann Firbank as People in Restaurant: Society Woman
- Doris Nolan as People in Restaurant: Older Woman
- Patrick Magee as People in Restaurant: Bishop
- John Dankworth as Jazz Band Leader (uncredited)
- Jill Melford as People in Restaurant: Younger Woman
Crew
- Joseph Losey - Director
- Harold Pinter - Screenplay
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