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The Go-Between( 1971)

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In those days, you fell in love with your own class. Or found a Go-Between.

Overview

British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Julie Christie

      Lady Marian Trimingham

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      Alan Bates

      Ted Burgess

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      Edward Fox

      Hugh Trimingham

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      Michael Redgrave

      The Older Leo Colston

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      Dominic Guard

      The Young Leo Colston

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      Margaret Leighton

      Mrs Maudsley

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      Michael Gough

      Mr Maudsley

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      Richard Gibson

      Marcus Maudsley

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      Simon Hume-Kendall

      Denys

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      Roger Lloyd Pack

      Charles

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      Amaryllis Garnett

      Kate

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      Keith Buckley

      Stubbs

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      John Rees

      Blunt

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      Gordon Richardson

      Rector

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      Jim Broadbent

      Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)

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      Joshua Losey

      Boy in Village (uncredited)

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      Arnold Schulkes

      Servant (uncredited)

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      Carl Dane

      Coachman (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon May 29 2023
    Sadly, time has not been very kind to the potency of this film. In 2020s society, the overwhelming feeling of "so what?" is hard to shake off; despite some really strong performances. Dominic Guard is "Leo", just 13 when he is invited to summer at the Norfolk country home of one of his classmates. He quickly befriends his older sister "Marian" (Julie Christie) and is soon acting - innocently, at first - as her courier passing ostensibly harmless letters between herself, her fiancée "Hugh" (Edward Fox) and a swarthy tenant farmer "Ted" (Alan Bates). Guard is great as the young man who starts to ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    100000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • countryside
    • based on novel or book
    • england
    • forbidden love
    • cricket
    • birthday party
    • norfolk
    • 1900s