Naked Civil Servant (1975)

Naked Civil Servant (1975) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$23.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Emmy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1975 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Jack Gold

Written By:
Quentin Crisp
Philip Mackie

Actors:
John Hurt ..... Quentin Crisp
Liz Gebhardt ..... Art student
Patricia Hodge ..... Ballet teacher
Stanley Lebor ..... Mr. Pole
Katherine Schofield ..... Mrs. Pole
Colin Higgins ..... Thumbnails
John Rhys-Davies ..... Barndoor
Stephen Johnstone ..... Young Quentin
Antonia Pemberton ..... Mrs. Longhurst
Lloyd Lamble ..... Mr. Crisp
Joan Ryan ..... Mrs. Crisp
Frank Forsyth ..... Family Doctor
Shane Briant ..... Norma
Ron Pember ..... Black Cat Proprieter
Roger Lloyd-Pack ..... Liz

Synopsis:

Based on Quentin Crisp's autobiography, the once-controversial picture The Naked Civil Servant stars John Hurt as Crisp, a flamboyant character who publicly declared his homosexuality during the brutally homophobic and misogynistic England of the 1930s and '40s - a time when this alternative lifestyle was still an offense punishable by imprisonment in Great Britain. Director Jack Gold handles the material with taste, discretion, and a generous supply of humor; it thus might seem bizarre to a contemporary viewer that anyone could be offended by this, but remember that the world was a different place in 1975. More than a few PBS subscribers threatened to yank their support when this British TV film was first offered to American viewers in the spring of that year. Fortunately, many others were willing to see beyond the film's controversial subject matter and revel in the excellence of the production and its participants; one of the film's biggest and most influential fans was none other than Milton Berle. Carl Davis, best known for his symphonic silent-movie restoration scores, composed the music. Hurt drew equal controversy later that same year for his work in another British drama-turned-PBS special - when he played the psychotic Caligula in Herbert Wise's epic miniseries I, Claudius.

More than a few PBS subscribers threaten to yank their support when the British TV film The Naked Civil Servant was first offered to American viewers in the spring of 1975. Fortunately, many others were willing to see beyond the film's controversial subject matter and revel in the excellence of the production and its participants; one of the film's biggest and most influential fans was none other than Milton Berle. Based on Quentin Crisp's autobiography, the film stars John Hurt as Crisp, who publicly declared his homosexuality at a time when this alternate lifestyle was still an offense punishable by imprisonment in Great Britain. The material is handled with taste, discretion, and a generous supply of humor; how anyone could be offended by this is problematic, but remember that there was a different world out there in 1975. The music of The Naked Civil Servant is supplied by Carl Davis, best known for his symphonic silent-movie restoration scores.

The life and times of Quentin Crisp, an outrageous and flamboyant homosexual, coming of age and growing into old age in conservative England.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 06 February, 2024.