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The Servant

1963 · 116 min Drama
⭐ 7.6 / 10 · TMDB

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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📋 Film Details

Year 1963
Country United Kingdom
Genre Drama
Director Joseph Losey
Runtime 116 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.6/10 (369 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Joseph Losey

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 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
Doris Nolan

Doris Nolan

People in Restaurant: Older Woman
Patrick Magee

Patrick Magee

People in Restaurant: Bishop

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