The Hireling (1973)

The Hireling (1973) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Mono )
French ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
108 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Collectors Edition
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition
Booklet
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1973 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Alan Bridges

Written By:
L.P. Hartley
Wolf Mankowitz

Actors:
Robert Shaw ..... Steven Ledbetter
Sarah Miles ..... Lady Franklin
Peter Egan ..... Captain Hugh Cantrip
Caroline Mortimer ..... Connie
Elizabeth Sellars ..... Lady Franklin's mother
Ian Hogg ..... Davis
Christine Hargreaves ..... Doreen
Lyndon Brook ..... Doctor
Patricia Lawrence ..... Mrs. Hansen
Petra Markham ..... Edith
Ernest C. Jennings
Alison Leggatt

Synopsis:

Based on the novel by L. P. Hartley, The Hireling is a dissection of antiquated but hardly dormant British class distinctions. Chauffeur Robert Shaw is in the employ of aristocratic widow Sarah Miles. When she suffers a nervous breakdown, Shaw helps her through her recovery. They grow to love each other during the convalescence; but when she is cured, Ms. Miles refuses to regard Shaw as an equal, and the original status quo is reinstated. The Hireling provides an interesting contrast to the similarly structured American film of 1991, Driving Miss Daisy.

An insightful examination of class barriers in England in the 1920s, following the romance between a wealthy young widow and her hired chauffeur. While recovering from a nervous breakdown, she starts a love affair with the chauffeur, but after she begins to recover her mental stability, the barriers rise once again.

The story of a sensitive relationship between two people - young society widow and her chauffeur - unable to change the roles which class and society have imposed on them.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 19 September, 2022.