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Title: The Servant

Release Date: 14 Nov 1963

Runtime: 1h 56m

Genre: Drama

Director: Springbok Productions

Production Companies: Springbok Productions

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.6 (339 votes)

Cast

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