A socio-psychological drama in which a servant, Barratt, is hired by an upper-class, self-centred young man, who has moved into a new house at Chelsea where he plans to live with his fiancee after their marriage. Gradually the relationship of servant and master changes as the latter finds himself slowly falling under Barratt’s control Harold Pinter’s superb study of brooding hatred and hypocrisy within the ever-shifting borders of the class struggle is based on the novel ‘The Servant’ by Robin Maugham. Music by John Dankworth. Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, James Fox.
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324764
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Class consciousness
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes - Great Britai
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations
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