Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “A Gay Old Time.” In this week’s column, with late closeted film star Dirk Bogarde in the news, let’s revisit one of his great roles, 1963’s The Servant.

The aristocratic Tony (James Fox) moves to London and hires the servant Hugo Barrett (Sir Dirk Bogarde) for all services at home. Barrett seems to be a loyal and competent employee, but Tony's ...

Posh Tony hires the seemingly proper and very attentive Barrett as his manservant. Soon Tony's lady friend, Susan disapproves of the ever unflappable Barrett, which causes a strain in the couple's ...

Harold Pinter's study of the relationship between a gentleman and his servant. Dirk Bogarde, James Fox, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig. Society Man: Harold Pinter. Society Woman: Ann Firbank. Older Woman: ...

Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist, and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as Doctor in the House (1954) ...

When he was young and easy and prince of the apple towns, Dirk Bogarde was Britain’s No. 1 box office star. Always being mobbed, he was attended by mounted policemen wher ever he went. His roles ran ...

Blacklisted ex-pat Joseph Losey made his art-house comeback with this sleek dark comedy of class relations, written by Harold Pinter and featuring a bewitchingly available Sarah Miles as the bait with ...