Rent The Go-Between (1970)
3.7 of 5 from 89 ratings
1h 53min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Based on the novel by L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between links the present and the past taking an ageing bachelor back to the long hot summer when he was twelve and lost his boyish heart to a beautiful, headstrong young woman who used his adoration to suit her own purposes. Summer 1900: Leo is the guest of Marcus, a wealthy classmate, at a grand home in rural Norfolk. Leo is befriended by Marion (Julie Christie), Marcus's sister who is about to be engaged to Huge who is a viscount, however she has fallen in love with a handsome young tenant farmer (Alan Bates) who's class difference make an open affair unthinkable. She is unable to resist temptation though and sends messages to her lover to arrange a meeting through Leo, the go-between - Actors:
- Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave, Dominic Guard, Michael Gough, Edward Fox, Richard Gibson, Simon Hume-Kendall, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Amaryllis Garnett, Keith Buckley, John Rees, Gordon Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Joshua Losey
- Directors:
- Joseph Losey
- Writers:
- Harold Pinter, L.P. Hartley
- Others:
- Peter Handford
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- British Films, Classics, Drama, Romance
- Countries:
- UK
- Awards:
1972 BAFTA Best Supporting Actor
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/01/2007
- Run Time:
- 113 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- None
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/02/2010
- Run Time:
- 116 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantalonian, English, German
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with Joshua Losey
- Interview with Michael Billington
- Interview with Patricia Losey
- Interview with Gerry Fisher
- Interview with John Heyman
- Audio recording of Joseph Losey interviewed by Dilys Powell in 1973
- BD-Live
- Horlicks television advert directed by Joseph Losey
