Rent Bartleby (1970)
3.4 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 18min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When a young office clerk, Bartleby (John McEnery), becomes increasingly defeated by the pressures of modern life, he gradually opts out of all forms of social engagement and his frustrated employer (Paul Scofield) does all he can to stop him from withdrawing entirely into his own world.
- Actors:
- Paul Scofield, John McEnery, Thorley Walters, Colin Jeavons, Raymond Mason, Charles Kinross, Neville Barber, Robin Askwith, Hope Jackman, John Watson, Christine Dingle, Rosalind Elliot, Tony Parkin, Jack Arrow, Alan Harris, Reg Thomason
- Directors:
- Anthony Friedman
- Producers:
- Rodney Carr-Smith, Anthony Friedman
- Writers:
- Rodney Carr-Smith, Anthony Friedman, Herman Melville
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/02/2022
- Run Time:
- 79 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio interview with writer-director Anthony Friedmann (2022, 15 mins)
- Bartleby's London (2022, 4 mins): an exploration of Bartleby's locations
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- Script gallery: complete shooting script
- Beat the Bomber (1975, 16 mins): anti-terrorism documentary short written and directed by Friedmann
- Bartleby (2017, 12 mins): stop-motion animation version of the Melville story, directed by Kristen Kee and Laura Naylor
- Animation timelapse footage from Bartleby (2017, 1 min)
- Trailer for Bartleby (2017)
- Bartleby (2017) image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- World premiere on Blu-ray
