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The Servant is a 1963 British drama film directed by Joseph Losey, who also served as producer. The screenplay was written by Harold Pinter and Robin Maugham. The cast includes Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, James Fox, and Wendy Craig. The film was shot in black-and-white by director of photography Douglas Slocombe and edited by Reginald Mills. The musical score was composed by John Dankworth.
Produced by Springbok Productions, the movie is set in London during the 1960s. Its narrative explores themes of social class, privilege, autonomy, and authority. The runtime is 116 minutes. The film has been distributed via video on demand by Netflix and is available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and the BFI Player Amazon Channel.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores include 89%, 94/100, and ratings of 8.1/10, 7.7/10, and 7.6. The film holds an IMDb rating of 7.7 from 15,566 votes and a Metascore of 94. It won three BAFTAs, with a total of eight wins and eleven nominations. The production cost was 138005.
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7.6Indolent 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.
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
Themes
- london, england
- servant
- bachelor
- manipulation
- con man
- role reversal
- alcoholism
- femme fatale
- sexual humiliation
- downfall
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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
15,566 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
94/100
- Year
- 1963
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Unrated
- Awards
- Won 3 BAFTA 8 wins & 11 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- authority
- Director
- Joseph Losey
- Screenwriter
- Robin Maugham
- Cast member
- Richard Vernon
- Composer
- John Dankworth
- Producer
- Joseph Losey
- Cinematographer
- Douglas Slocombe
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 386832
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1964-03-27
- title
- The Servant
- color
- black-and-white
- film editor
- Reginald Mills
- set in period
- 1960s
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 7.7/10
- capital cost
- 138005
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