The Servant (1963)
The aristocratic Tony moves to London and hires the servant Hugo Barrett for all services at home. Barrett seems to be a loyal and competent employee, but Tony’s girlfriend Susan does not like him and asks Tony to send him away. When Barrett brings his sister Vera to work and live in the house, Tony has a brief hidden affair with her. After traveling with Susan and spending a couple of days in a friend’s house outside London, the couple unexpectedly returns and finds Barrett and Vera, who are actually lovers, in Tony’s room. They are fired and Susan breaks with Tony. Later, Tony meets Barrett alone in a pub and hires him back, and Barrett imposes his real dark intentions in the house, turning the table and switching position with his master.
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Books on The Servant
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Amy Sargeant The servant London; New York, 2020 |
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| Amy Sargeant The Servant London; Basingstoke, 2011 |
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Books with substantial mentioning of The Servant
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David Thomson Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films New York, 2008 |
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| Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.) International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000 |
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Anthony Slide Fifty Classic British Films Films 1932-1982, A Pictorial Record New York, 1985 |
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| Jerry Vermilye The Great British Films Secaucus, N.J., 1978 |
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Books with an entry on The Servant
| Ivan Butler Cinema in Britain, An illustrated Survey South Brunswick and New York - London, 1973 |
