The Servant (1963)
Director: Joseph Losey
Screenplay: Harold Pinter (from a novel by Robert Maugham)
Role: Barrett
Dirk won a BAFTA award for his portrayal of Hugo Barrett, manservant to the spoiled idler Tony (James Fox), in Joseph Losey’s tightly crafted, black-and-white classic.
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The Servant (BFI Film Classics) (2011)
by Amy Sargeant
BFI Publishers
ISBN: 184457427X
Amy Sargeant's illuminating study of Joseph Losey's The Servant (1963) provides a detailed discussion of the film's production and reception history, as well as a textual analysis that focuses on Harold Pinter's adaptation of Maugham's novella; the film's use of architecture and interior design to establish character and relationships.
