The Servant (1963 film)

The Servant
The Servant
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Losey
Screenplay by	Harold Pinter
Based on	The Servant; 1948 novella; by Robin Maugham
Produced by	Joseph Losey; Norman Priggen;
Starring	Dirk Bogarde; Sarah Miles; James Fox; Wendy Craig;
Cinematography	Douglas Slocombe
Edited by	Reginald Mills
Music by	John Dankworth
Production; companies	Elstree Distributors; Springbok Films;
Distributed by	Warner-Pathé
Release dates	September 1963 (Venice Film Festival); 14 November 1963 (London);
Running time	115 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£138,005
Box office	£389,276

The Servant is a 1963 British drama film directed by Joseph Losey. It was written by Harold Pinter, who adapted Robin Maugham's 1948 novella. The Servant stars Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig and James Fox.

The first of Pinter's four film collaborations with Losey, The Servant is a tightly constructed film about the psychological relationships among the four central characters and examines issues relating to social class.^[5]

^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360
^ Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974, p. 209
^ Caute, David (1994). Joseph Losey. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-19-506410-0.
^ Caute p 24
^ James, Nick (27 June 2007). "Joseph Losey & Harold Pinter: In Search of PoshLust Times". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2009. From Venetian decadence and British class war to Proustian time games, the films of Joseph Losey and Harold Pinter gave us a new, ambitious, high-culture kind of art film, says Nick James.

[money-1] Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360

[2] Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974, p. 209

[3] Caute, David (1994). Joseph Losey. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-19-506410-0.

[4] Caute p 24

[James-5] James, Nick (27 June 2007). "Joseph Losey & Harold Pinter: In Search of PoshLust Times". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2009. From Venetian decadence and British class war to Proustian time games, the films of Joseph Losey and Harold Pinter gave us a new, ambitious, high-culture kind of art film, says Nick James.

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