Bartleby (1972 film)
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Director Anthony Friedman Country United Kingdom | 6.2/10 IMDb Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on "Bartleby, the Scrivener; A Story of Wall-street" by Herman Melville Writer Rodney Carr-Smith, Anthony Friedman, Herman Melville (story) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bartleby the scrivener movie herman melville 1853
Bartleby is a 1972 British drama film directed by Anthony Friedman and starring Paul Scofield, John McEnery and Thorley Walters. It is an adaptation of the short story Bartleby, the Scrivener; A Story of Wall-street by Herman Melville. The film relocates the narrative from New York in the 1850s to London in the 1970s.
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- Bartleby the scrivener movie herman melville 1853
- Bartleby the scrivener
- Plot
- Cast
- Critical reception
- References
Bartleby the scrivener
Plot
Bartleby, a young audit clerk, is defeated by the pressures of modern life; he gradually opts out of all forms of social engagement and withdraws into his own world.
Cast
Critical reception
The TV Guide reviewer commented that "the film is brooding, slow, and annoying at times, but the vision of McEnery as Bartleby is not easily forgotten. Scofield...gives a supremely intelligent portrayal of a man caught between logic and emotion."
References
Bartleby (1972 film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
Bartleby (1972 film) IMDb