The Go-Between
- Original title
- The Go-Between
- Year
- 1971
- Running time
- 116 min.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Harold Pinter. Novel: L.P. Hartley
- Cast
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- Julie Christie
- Alan Bates
- Margaret Leighton
- Michael Redgrave
- Dominic Guard
- Michael Gough
- Edward Fox
- Richard Gibson
- Simon Hume-Kendall
- Roger Lloyd-Pack
- Amaryllis Garnett
- Keith Buckley
- John Rees
- Gordon Richardson
- Jim Broadbent
- Joshua Losey
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Romance | Costume Drama. 1900s
- Synopsis
- Summer 1900: Queen Victoria's last and the summer Leo turns 13. He's the guest of Marcus, a wealthy classmate, at a grand home in rural Norfolk. Leo is befriended by Marian, Marcus's twenty-something sister, a beauty about to be engaged to Hugh, a viscount and good fellow. Marian buys Leo a forest-green suit, takes him on walks, and asks him to carry messages to and from their neighbor, Ted Burgess, a bit of a rake. Leo is soon dissembling, realizes he's betraying Hugh, but continues as the go-between nonetheless, asking adults naive questions about the attractions of men and women. Can an affair between neighbors stay secret for long? And how does innocence end?
- Rankings Position
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- #113 Best British Movies
- Awards
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1971: Nominated for Oscar: Best Supporting Actress (Margaret Leighton)1971: Cannes Film Festival: Palme d´Or (Golden Palm): Best Movie1971: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best English-Language Foreign Film1971: BAFTA Awards: 4 awards including Best Screenplay. 12 Nominations1971: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Ten Films.
- Critics' reviews
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"[A] powerful coming-of-age story."
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