Overview
Indolent aristocrat Tony employs competent Barrett as his manservant and all seems to be going well until Barrett persuades Tony to hire his sister as a live-in maid.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorJoseph Losey
WriterHarold Pinter
Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Hugo Barrett
James Fox
Tony
Sarah Miles
Vera
Wendy Craig
Susan Stewart
Catherine Lacey
Lady Agatha Mounset
Richard Vernon
Lord Willie Mounset
Harold Pinter
People in Restaurant: Society Man
Ann Firbank
People in Restaurant: Society Woman
Doris Nolan
People in Restaurant: Older Woman
Patrick Magee
People in Restaurant: Bishop
John Dankworth
Jazz Band Leader (uncredited)
Jill Melford
People in Restaurant: Younger Woman
Alun Owen
People in Restaurant: Curate
Hazel Terry
Woman in Bedroom
Brian Phelan
Man in Pub
Derek Tansley
People in Restaurant: Head Waiter
Philippa Hare
Girl in Bedroom
Dorothy Bromiley
Girl in Phone Box
Alison Seebohm
Girl in Pub
Chris Williams
Cashier in Coffee Bar
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Keywords
london, englandservantbachelormanipulationcon manrole reversalalcoholismfemme fatalesexual humiliationdownfallblack and whitealcohol abuseseductresscuckoldclass prejudiceclass conflictmanservantpsychosexual thrillermaster servant relationshipbritish class system
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026