The Servant
About The Servant
An indolent aristocrat gets more than he bargained for when he hires a competent but silently devious manservant.
The Servant (1963) is a drama film directed by Joseph Losey. The film is filed under alcoholism, manipulation, femme fatale, and con man.
Dirk Bogarde stars as Hugo Barrett, James Fox as Tony, Sarah Miles as Vera, and Wendy Craig as Susan Stewart. It runs 116 minutes and was released in November 1963.
The screenplay is by Harold Pinter. American members can watch it on BFI Player Amazon Channel and Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.
The Blue Angel, Coup!, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? make useful companions to The Servant, all filed under black and white, cuckold, and downfall. TMDB voters put it at 7.6 out of 10 across 388 votes.