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The Hireling

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Also known as Hireling

1973 film by Alan Bridges

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The Hireling appears in Vinony's Palme d'Or collection — one of 157 entries.

Within Vinony's link graph, The Hireling is referenced by 147 other articles, and connects out to L. P. Hartley, World War I and IMDb.

It is catalogued under topics including 1970s historical drama films, 1973 British films and 1973 drama films.

Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.

Film · TMDB

5.8

Based on the novel by L. P. Hartley, The Hireling is a dissection of antiquated but hardly dormant British class distinctions as a lonely socialite and her chauffeur become more than friends.

Released: 1973-06-10108 minDir: Alan BridgesDrama, Romance

Cast

  • Robert Shaw as Steven Ledbetter
  • Sarah Miles as Lady Franklin
  • Peter Egan as Captain Hugh Cantrip
  • Caroline Mortimer as Connie
  • Elizabeth Sellars as Lady Franklin's mother
  • Ian Hogg as Davis

Themes

  • depression

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Ratings

IMDb

6.6/10

889 votes

Year
1973
Runtime
95 min
Genres
Drama
Rated
PG
Awards
Won 3 BAFTA 6 wins total

via OMDb · IMDb

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Director
Alan Bridges
Screenwriter
L. P. Hartley
Cast member
Peter Egan
Cinematographer
Michael Reed
Duration
95
FilmAffinity ID
808803
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1973-01-01
title
The Hireling
distributed by
Netflix
Sources (7)

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Gallery (6)

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