The Hireling (Blu-ray) (UK Import)
The Hireling (Blu-ray) (UK Import)
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- Country of origin:
- Großbritannien, 1973
- Age release:
- Dieser Titel ist nicht FSK-geprüft.
Delivery to minors is not possible.
Infos zu Titeln ohne Jugendfreigabe - Item number:
- 12274031
- UPC/EAN:
- 5060697924138
- Release date:
- 21.7.2025
- Genre:
- Drama, Romanze
- Playing time ca.:
- 108 Min.
- Director:
- Alan Bridges
- Actor:
- Robert Shaw, Sarah Miles, Peter Egan, Elizabeth Sellars
- German Title:
- Botschaft für Lady Franklin (1973)
- Language:
- Englisch
- Picture:
- Widescreen
- Specials:
- + 32-page booklet
+ The Driving Force (2020, 12 mins): actors Sarah Miles and Ian Hogg, composer Marc Wilkinson, production manager Hugh Harlow, wardrobe mistress Brenda Dabbs, and production accountant Maureen Newman recall the making of the film
+ The Lady and the Chauffeur (2020, 12 mins): Miles, Hogg, Harlow, Dabbs and Newman discuss the lead actors of The Hireling
+ The BEHP Interview with Phyllis Dalton (2000, 105 mins): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the costume designer in conversation with Rodney Giesler
+ Larry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2021, 4 mins): short critical appreciation Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
Robert Shaw (Young Winston) and Sarah Miles (Blowup) star in The Hireling, a devastating exploration of emotional repression, trauma, and class relations from director Alan Bridges (The Shooting Party).
In the years following the First World War, the widowed Lady Franklin (Miles) establishes an unlikely friendship with her working-class driver, Ledbetter (Shaw), a traumatised former sergeant major. But, as Lady Franklin develops a relationship with a scheming former officer (Peter Egan, Ever Decreasing Circles), Ledbetter’s precarious mental state rapidly deteriorates.
Adapted from the novel by L P Hartley (The Go-Between) by acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Wolf Mankowitz (The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll), The Hireling was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.
