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The Naked Civil Servant

1975 · 77 min

A witty, poignant portrait of defiant self-expression, carried by a magnetic performance and a bittersweet tone.

Directed by: Jack Gold
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring: John Hurt, Quentin Crisp, John Rhys-Davies

Tagline: Never keep up with the Jonses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper.
Overview: Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.

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Directed by: Jack Gold
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring: John Hurt, Quentin Crisp, John Rhys-Davies

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
sexuality
rebellion
loneliness
Places: big city
home
school
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, comedy, tv movie
Directed by: Jack Gold
Written by: Philip Mackie, Quentin Crisp
Starring: John Hurt, Quentin Crisp, John Rhys-Davies, Colin Higgins, Liz Gebhardt, Patricia Hodge, Stanley Lebor, Katherine Schofield
Music: Carl Davis
Cinematography: Mike Fash
Runtime: 77 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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