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The Servant (1963)

★ 7.6/10 116 min Drama United Kingdom English
Director: Joseph Losey
Screenplay by: Harold Pinter
Novel: Robin Maugham
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Description

Indolent 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.

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Top Cast

Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde Hugo Barrett
James Fox
James Fox Tony
Sarah Miles
Sarah Miles Vera
Wendy Craig
Wendy Craig Susan Stewart
Catherine Lacey
Catherine Lacey Lady Agatha Mounset
Richard Vernon
Richard Vernon Lord Willie Mounset
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter People in Restaurant: Society Man
Ann Firbank
Ann Firbank People in Restaurant: Society Woman

The Servant Appears on 13 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #608
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #1176
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #155
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #97

Critic Curated

Slate Magazines The 75 Greatest LGBT Films
Slate Magazine #67

Curated List

New British Wave
CinemaWaves Blog #05

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #288
Lynne Ramsay's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #22
Paul Schrader's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #49
William Friedkin's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #29
Yorgos Lanthimos's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #41

Genre Curation

Discomfort Movies by BFI
British Film Institute #19

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1960-1969 Films
Letterboxd #84

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