The Go-Between

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The Go-Between is a 1971 British romantic drama film, directed by Joseph Losey and based on L.P. Hartley’s novel, about a young boy drawn into a secret affair between an upper-class woman and a farmer in Edwardian England.

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instanceOf British film
film
romantic drama film
authorOfSourceWork L. P. Hartley
awardReceived Palme d'Or
linked to: Palme d’Or
basedOn The Go-Between (novel)
linked to: The Go-Between
castMember Alan Bates
Dominic Guard
Edward Fox
Julie Christie
Margaret Leighton
linked to: Flora Robson

Michael Redgrave
Roger Lloyd-Pack
cinematographyBy Gerry Fisher
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Joseph Losey
distributor British Lion Films
Columbia Pictures
editedBy Reginald Beck
filmFestivalScreening 1971 Cannes Film Festival
filmingLocation Melton Constable Hall
Norfolk
genre period drama
romantic drama
mainCharacter Leo Colston
Marian Maudsley
Ted Burgess
musicBy Michel Legrand
narrativeStructure flashback
notableFor winning the Palme d'Or at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival
originalLanguage English
period early 20th century
plotSummary A young boy becomes the go-between in a secret love affair between an upper-class woman and a farmer in Edwardian England.
producer John Heyman
Neil Hartley
productionCompany EMI Films
releaseDate 1971-05-12
releaseYear 1971
runtimeMinutes 118
screenplayAdaptationFrom The Go-Between (1953 novel)
linked to: The Go-Between
screenwriter Harold Pinter
settingPlace Norfolk
settingTime Edwardian era
theme class differences
forbidden love
loss of innocence
title The Go-Between

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Edward Fox notableWork The Go-Between
Harold Pinter notableWork The Go-Between (screenplay)
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The Go-Between title The Go-Between
The Go-Between basedOn The Go-Between (novel)
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The Go-Between screenplayAdaptationFrom The Go-Between (1953 novel)
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Julie Christie notableWork The Go-Between
Alan Bates notableWork The Go-Between
EMI Films notableWork The Go-Between (1971 film)
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EMI Films backedFilm The Go-Between (1971 film)
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Rachel Kempson notableWork The Go-Between
Accident (screenplay) relatedWorkByAuthor The Go-Between (screenplay)
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Michael Redgrave notableWork The Go-Between
Marian Maudsley fictionalUniverse The Go-Between
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Marian Maudsley firstPublicationContext The Go-Between (1953 novel)
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Leo Colston narratorOf The Go-Between
Leo Colston centralCharacterOf The Go-Between
Leo Colston appearsIn The Go-Between
Leo Colston hasYoungerSelfIn The Go-Between
Leo Colston hasOlderSelfIn The Go-Between
Leo Colston firstPublicationContext The Go-Between (1953 novel)
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Joseph Losey notableWork The Go-Between
L. P. Hartley notableWork The Go-Between
Ted Burgess appearsIn The Go-Between
Ted Burgess firstPublicationAppearance The Go-Between
Dominic Guard notableWork The Go-Between
Gerry Fisher notableWork The Go-Between