Rent The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
4.0 of 5 from 70 ratings
1h 18min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Adapted from his best-selling autobiography, 'The Naked Civil Servant' tells the coming-of-age story of Quentin Crisp (John Hurt), a homosexual trying to live an openly flamboyant and gay lifestyle in the intolerant pre-war years. It is easy to see why Crisp is considered by some to be the 20th century's equivalent of Oscar Wilde, but it's his unflinching desire not to compromise his lifestyle to suit the conventions of society that makes this play by turns funny, tragic and heartwarming.
- Actors:
- John Hurt, Liz Gebhardt, Patricia Hodge, Stanley Lebor, Katherine Schofield, Colin Higgins, John Rhys-Davies, Stephen Johnstone, Antonia Pemberton, Lloyd Lamble, Joan Ryan, Frank Forsyth, Shane Briant, Ron Pember, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Adrian Shergold, Derek West, David Fielder, Dennis Chinnery, John Flanagan
- Directors:
- Jack Gold
- Producers:
- Barry Hanson
- Writers:
- Quentin Crisp, Philip Mackie
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Lesbian & Gay
- Collections:
- A World of Difference: A History of Gay Cinema, Drama Films & TV, Films & TV by topic, Memory Lane: Films Set in 1920s
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 05/06/2017
- Run Time:
- 78 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary with John Hurt, director jack Gold and executive producer Verity Lambert
- Seven Men: Quentin Crisp - a Granada profile from 1971
- Mavis Catches Up with Quentin Crisp: an interview from 1989
- Image Gallery
- Philip Mackie's original script (PDF)
