The Hireling (1973)
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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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Robert Shaw, Sarah Miles, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alan Bridges
Synopsis of The Hireling
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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Hireling
- Robert Shaw - Ledbetter
- Peter Egan - Cantrip
- Caroline Mortimer - Connie
- Lyndon Brook
- Petra Markham - Edith
- Ian Hogg - Davis
- Sarah Miles - Lady Franklin
- Elizabeth Sellars - Mother
- Patricia Lawrence - Mrs. Hansen
- Christine Hargreaves - Doreen
- Alison Leggatt
- Director(s):
- Alan Bridges
- Writer(s):
- Wolf Mankowitz
- Producer(s):
- Ben Arbeid
- 1973 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Art Direction
- 1973 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Costume Design
- 1973 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Most Promising Newcomer
- 1973 - Cannes Film Festival - International Grand Prix
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