The Hireling

The Hireling

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Alan Bridges
  • Cast(s): Robert Shaw, Sarah Miles, Peter Egan, Caroline Mortimer, Elizabeth Sellars See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 48min
  • Music: Marc Wilkinson
  • Award(s): BAFTA Film 1974 (Won) Awards List
  • Similar To: Song Sung Blue, My Oxford Year
  • Story:
    Based on the novel by L. P. Hartley, The Hireling is a dissection of antiquated but hardly dormant British class distinctions as a lonely socialite and her chauffeur become more than friends.
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STORY

Story
Based on the novel by L. P. Hartley, The Hireling is a dissection of antiquated but hardly dormant British class distinctions as a lonely socialite and her chauffeur become more than friends.

AWARDS

Won
BAFTA Film Award

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | 1974 | Peter

Best Costume Design | 1974 | Phyllis

Best Art Direction | 1974

NBR Award

Top Ten Films | 1973

Special Award

1973 | Sarah

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

The film was entered and selected to screen in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973 where the picture won in a tie the prestigious Palme d'Or (The Golden Palm) award shared with Jerry Schatzberg's Scarecrow (1973).

The year that this period motion picture film was set was 1923.

The Sutton Place manor mansion seen in the film was surrounded by a thousand acres of countryside and was built in the 16th Century.

This major motion picture was filmed entirely on location in England.

The movie was made and released about sixteen years after its source novel of the same name written by L.P. Hartley had been first published in 1957.

Popular Dialogues

"Lady Franklin: [Asking Hugh about his wartime experiences] Was it very bad? Captain Hugh Cantrip: [There is a telling silence: we cannot see his expression because of the shadows] Lady Franklin: Well, you're back now. Captain Hugh Cantrip: [as light and shadow flicker across his face] Am I? Sometimes I wonder..."