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The Go-Between is a 1971 British historical drama film directed by Joseph Losey. Its screenplay by Harold Pinter is an adaptation of the 1953 novel The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley. The film stars Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave and Dominic Guard. It won the Palme d'Or at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.
Jul 29, 1971 · Based on L.P. Hartley's novel, the film follows a young boy who becomes a messenger between a married woman and a farmer in 1900s England. Starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, and Dominic Guard, the film was nominated for an Oscar and won 10 awards.
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- Drama, Romance
- Joseph Losey
- 1971-07-29
Joseph Losey's "The Go-Between" is about class distinction and its warping effect upon the life of one small boy. The story is set in the days before World War I, privileged days that seemed to stretch endlessly before the British upper class.
A turn-of-the-century romantic drama, THE GO-BETWEEN recounts the secret love affair between a beautiful heiress, Marion (Julie Christie), and the poor tenan...
The Go-Between is a novel by L. P. Hartley published in 1953. His best-known work, it has been adapted several times for stage and screen. The book gives a critical view of society at the end of the Victorian era through the eyes of a naïve schoolboy outsider.
- Leslie Poles Hartley
- 1953
The Go-Between was the third and final collaboration between director Joseph Losey and Harold Pinter, the acclaimed playwright and screenwriter. Years earlier Pinter had started a first draft of it before a rights dispute tied up the project.
100% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 78% Audience Score 500+ Ratings In this period drama, British teenager Leo Colston (Dominic Guard) spends a summer in the countryside, where he...
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- Drama
- PG
