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Dirk Bogarde is Hugo Barrett, the sinisterly waspish servant indulging in class-war power games with dissipated aristo Tony ( James Fox ), in this classic sixties film of Robin Maugham ’s novel, by the Joseph Losey - Harold Pinter - Dirk Bogarde at the top of their game.
Jun 30, 2017 · The Servant follows the unusual power-play between aristocrat and developer Tony (James Fox), his insidiously controlling manservant, Barrett (Dirk Bogarde), and Tony’s girlfriend Susan (Wendy Craig). The tension mounts as Barrett brings his supposed sister, Vera (Sarah Miles), down from Manchester to also work in Tony’s new Chelsea house ...
The aristocratic Tony (James Fox) moves to London and hires the servant Hugo Barrett (Dirk Bogarde) for all services at home. Barrett seems to be a loyal and competent employee, but Tony's girlfriend Susan (Wendy Craig) does not like him, and asks Tony to send him away.
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- 1964-03-16
Considered by many to be one of the greatest British films of the last century, Joseph Losey’s The Servant features BAFTA-winning performances from Dirk Bogarde and James Fox as servant and master in this taut drama exploring class conflicts and sexual tensions in a west London townhouse in 1960s London.
The Servant is a 1963 British drama film directed by Joseph Losey. It was written by Harold Pinter, who adapted Robin Maugham's 1948 novella. The Servant stars Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig and James Fox.
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Apr 26, 2020 · The subject of The Servant (1963) is the English class system and its tensions in swinging sixties London. The battleground for this class struggle is mainly confined to a single location, a house owned by Tony (James Fox), an eligible bachelor and upper-class naïf who fancies himself a businessman. Into this abode enters the enigmatic Barrett ...