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The servant. - Sydney, NSW : Universal/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2021. - 1 DVD-video (approximately 111 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 12 cm.

"Based on the novel The servant by Robin Maugham." Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.

Director of photography, Douglas Slocombe ; editing, Reginald Mills ; music, John Dankworth; screenplay by Harold Pinter ; produced by Joseph Losey, Norman Priggen ; directed by Joseph Losey. Director of photography, Douglas Slocombe ; editing, Reginald Mills ; music, John Dankworth; screenplay by Harold Pinter ; produced by Joseph Losey, Norman Priggen ; directed by Joseph Losey.

Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, James Fox.

A pampered playboy acquires an elegant townhouse complete with a dedicated man servant. But when the young man's fiancè becomes suspicious of the servant's intentions, he and his 'sister' thrust the household into a sinister game where seduction is corruption and power becomes the most shocking desire of all.

Censorship classification : M - Mature themes.


DVD; PAL, Regions 2, 4, Dolby digital mono; anamorphic widescreen 1.66:1.


English, French, German. [CC] English Captions (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). Subtitles: English, French, German.

Standard No.: 9317731164767

Publisher. No.: D49317 Sony

LCCN: jb2021070197

Subjects--Personal Names:
Maugham, Robin, 1916-1981 --Film adaptations.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Male friendship--Great Britain--Drama.
Master and servant--Great Britain--Drama.
Social classes--Great Britain--Drama.
Feature films--Great Britain.
Motion pictures, British.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Social conditions--1945---Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films
Melodramas (Motion pictures).
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4372