The Hireling
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| The Hireling | |
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| Directed by | Alan Bridges |
| Produced by | Ben Arbeid |
| Written by | Wolf Mankowitz |
| Starring | Robert Shaw Sarah Miles |
| Music by | Marc Wilkinson |
| Cinematography | Michael Reed |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  10 June 1973 (NYC only) |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
The Hireling is a 1973 British drama film directed by Alan Bridges, based on a 1957 novel by LP Hartley, which starred Robert Shaw and Sarah Miles. It tells the story of a chauffeur who falls in love with an aristocratic woman.
It shared the Grand Prix with Scarecrow at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]
[edit] Cast
- Robert Shaw as Steven Ledbetter
- Sarah Miles as Lady Franklin
- Peter Egan as Captain Hugh Cantrip
- Caroline Mortimer as Connie
- Elizabeth Sellars as Lady Franklin's mother
- Ian Hogg as Davis
- Christine Hargreaves as Doreen
- Lyndon Brook as Doctor
- Patricia Lawrence as Mrs. Hansen
- Petra Markham as Edith
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Hireling". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2293/year/1973.html. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "U.S. Film Shares Cannes Prize". Los Angeles Times: p. B9. 1973-05-26. "The Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix Friday was awarded jointly to the American film "Scarecrow" by Jerry Schatzberg and the British entry "The Hireling" by Alan Bridges."
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