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 of the same name. [5] The film stars Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig and James Fox. [6] [7]

The Servant: Directed by Joseph Losey. With Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, James Fox. Upper-class Tony hires servant Hugo Barrett, who turns out to have a hidden agenda.

Jun 14, 2023 · “The Servant” is a noir, a horror film, an “Upstairs/Downstairs” satire, a thriller about power, a romantic comedy for a long middle stretch, a pair of terse love triangles, a survival melodrama at the end when at its most Brechtian. It’s a frightening and funny film, a …

Tony--wealthy, spoiled, and class-conscious--returns to London from a trip abroad, buys a home, and hires Hugo Barrett, a manservant, to take care of the house.

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Lustrously disorienting cinematography and a masterful script by playwright Harold Pinter merge in The Servant, a tour de force of mounting psychosexual menace.

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.

Apr 26, 2020 · The Servant is the first film collaboration between writer Harold Pinter and director Joseph Losey, and skilfully combines their two distinctive styles.

The slowest burn home invasion movie you're ever likely to see. When upper class waster Tony (an early role for James Fox) hires a new manservant to cater to his every whim in his plush Kensington pad, he gets a little more than he bargained for.