The Go-Between

About The Go-Between

British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.

Joseph Losey's The Go-Between is a 1971 romance film. Released in June 1971, it runs 116 minutes.

The film is filed under england, countryside, forbidden love, and 1900s. The story is adapted from a novel.

Julie Christie takes the lead as Lady Marian Trimingham, Alan Bates as Ted Burgess, Edward Fox as Hugh Trimingham, and Michael Redgrave as The Older Leo Colston. The screenplay is by Harold Pinter.

Maurice, The Wedding Date, and Straw Dogs make useful companions to The Go-Between. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 167 votes and it carries a PG rating.