The Servant (screenplay)

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The Servant is a 1963 British film screenplay by Harold Pinter, adapted from Robin Maugham’s novella, renowned for its psychologically intense exploration of class, power, and manipulation.

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The Servant (novella) 2
The Servant (screenplay) canonical 2

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instanceOf British screenplay ⓘ
film screenplay ⓘ
screenplay ⓘ
adaptationOf The Servant (novella) ⓘ
adaptationType literary adaptation ⓘ
associatedAuthor Harold Pinter ⓘ
associatedWork The Servant (1963 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Servant
author Harold Pinter ⓘ
basedOn The Servant (novella) ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Robin Maugham ⓘ
basedOnWorkType novella ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literarySourceAuthor Robin Maugham ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
narrativeFocus power dynamics between employer and servant ⓘ
notableFor exploration of manipulation in personal relationships ⓘ
psychologically intense exploration of class and power ⓘ
originalMedium film script ⓘ
period 1960s British cinema ⓘ
publicationYear 1963 ⓘ
screenwriter Harold Pinter ⓘ
setting London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
settingPeriod contemporary 1960s Britain ⓘ
style Pinteresque dialogue ⓘ
subjectMatter class relations in Britain ⓘ
erosion of social boundaries ⓘ
psychological dependency ⓘ
theme class ⓘ
manipulation ⓘ
power ⓘ
psychological control ⓘ
servant–master relationship ⓘ
social hierarchy ⓘ
title The Servant ⓘ
usedFor The Servant (1963 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Servant
yearWritten 1963 ⓘ

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Harold Pinter → notableWork → The Servant (screenplay) ⓘ
The Servant (screenplay) → basedOn → The Servant (novella) ⓘ
linked to: The Servant (screenplay)
The Servant (screenplay) → adaptationOf → The Servant (novella) ⓘ
linked to: The Servant (screenplay)
Accident (screenplay) → relatedWorkByAuthor → The Servant (screenplay) ⓘ