A Severed Head (1971)
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This sophisticated black comedy sex romp is based on the novel by Iris Murdoch, which she also turned into a stage play (with J.B. Priestley). Ian Holm, is hapless wine-taster Martin Lynch-Gibbon who has both a mistress (Jennie Linden) and a nymphomaniac wife, Antonia Lynch-Gibbon (Lee Remick). His best friend, psychiatrist Palmer Anderson (Richard Attenborough), is having an affair with Antonia. Palmer's half-sister Honor Klein (Clair Bloom) is having sexual relations with him also, which he is slightly apologetic about. The wine taster has had a lifelong antagonism for his friend's half-sister, but after his wife and mistress leave him, he takes up with Honor. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lee Remick, Richard Attenborough, (more)
- Director(s):
- Dick Clement
Synopsis of A Severed Head
This sophisticated black comedy sex romp is based on the novel by Iris Murdoch, which she also turned into a stage play (with J.B. Priestley). Ian Holm, is hapless wine-taster Martin Lynch-Gibbon who has both a mistress (Jennie Linden) and a nymphomaniac wife, Antonia Lynch-Gibbon (Lee Remick). His best friend, psychiatrist Palmer Anderson (Richard Attenborough), is having an affair with Antonia. Palmer's half-sister Honor Klein (Clair Bloom) is having sexual relations with him also, which he is slightly apologetic about. The wine taster has had a lifelong antagonism for his friend's half-sister, but after his wife and mistress leave him, he takes up with Honor. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Complete Cast of A Severed Head
- Lee Remick - Antonia Lynch-Gibbon
- Ian Holm - Martin Lynch-Gibbon
- Jennie Linden - Georgie Hands
- Ann Firbank - Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon
- Robert Gillespie - Winking Patient
- Constance Lome - Miss Hernshaw
- Richard Attenborough - Palmer Anderson
- Claire Bloom - Honor Klein
- Clive Revill - Alexander Lynch-Gibbon
- Rosamond Greenwood - Miss Seelhaft
- Katherine Parr - Nurse
- Yvette Rees - Women at Party
- Director(s):
- Dick Clement
- Writer(s):
- Frederic Raphael
- Producer(s):
- Alan Ladd, Jr., Jerry Gershwin, Elliott Kastner
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