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The Servant

1963

Joseph Losey

Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, James Fox ...

7.6

5,995

Drama. Mystery The aristocratic Tony moves to London and hires the servant Hugo Barrett for all services at home. Barrett seems to be a loyal and competent employee, but Tony's girlfriend Susan does not like him and asks Tony to send him away. When Barrett brings his sister Vera to work and live in the house, Tony has a brief hidden affair with her. After traveling with Susan for spending a couple of days in a friend's house outside London, the couple ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A 60s masterwork (...) Harold Pinter's superbly controlled, elliptical, menacing dialogue is able to hint, to imply, to seduce, to repulse"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"A demonstration of the heights a film can reach when all its collaborators are working at the top of their game."	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"There are hear some shattering implications of many dismal things that have taken place in British and Continental society since World War II, and Mr. Losey and his cast convey them in vivid and subtle terms."	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Huddleston Time Out	"It’s one of the most insightful films ever made about the British class system (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Variety	"'The Servant' is for the most part strong dramatic fare (...) Harold Pinter's screenplay based on the Robin Maugham novel is distinguished by its literacy and sharp incisive dialog."	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Radio Times	"The snarling story is handled with great insight by director Joseph Losey (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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