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Synopsis
The third collaboration between director Joseph Losey and writer Harold Pinter, following The Servant and Accident, continues their exploration of class rituals and the darker recesses of desire. Pinter's script adapts the 1953 L.P. Hartley novel about Leo Colston, a middle-aged man (Michael Redgrave), recalling a summer of his early adolescence at a country estate. Young Leo (Dominic Guard) observes the machinations of the adults in the household, all but two of whom conveniently ignore his presence. Marion Maudsley (Julie Christie) is promised in marriage to another aristocrat, but she is secretly in love with farm worker Ted Burgess (Alan Bates). They enlist Leo as their messenger, with tragic consequences for all concerned. The older Leo has never married, and as the story winds on, it becomes clear that his own infatuation with Marion irrevocably altered his life. The Go-Between won several British Academy Awards, including one for Pinter's screenplay, and was one of four films awarded a grand prize at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Tom Wiener, All Movie Guide

Cast

Alan Bates Ted Burgess
Julie Christie Marion Maudsley
Edward Fox Hugh Trimingham
Michael Gough Mr. Maudsley
Margaret Leighton Mrs. Maudsley
Michael Redgrave Leo (old)

Production Crew

Carmen Dillon Art Director
Gerry Fisher Cinematographer
Michel Legrand Composer (Music Score)
Richard Rodney Bennett Composer (Music Score)
John Furniss Costume Designer
Joseph Losey Director
Reginald Beck Editor
John Heyman Producer
Norman Priggen Producer
Harold Pinter Screenwriter
L.P. Hartley Short Story Author
L.P. Hartley Short Story Author
Peter Handford Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1971
Runtime: 116
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Columbia Pictures
EMI
MGM

Awards
1971 - Best Film - British Academy Awards
1971 - Best Foreign Film - English Language - Golden Globe
1971 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1971 - International Grand Prix - Cannes International Film Festival
1971 - International Grand Prix - Cannes Film Festival
1971 - Best Film - British Academy Awards
1971 - Best Picture - British Academy of Film and Television
1971 - Best Foreign Film - English Language - Golden Globe
1971 - International Grand Prix - Cannes Film Festival
1971 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1971 - Best Foreign Film - English Language - Hollywood Foreign Press Association