The Naked Civil Servant
Summary:
Based on Quentin Crisp's autobiography, the once-controversial picture The Naked Civil Servant stars John Hurt as Crisp, a flamboyant character who publicly declared his homosexuality during the brutally homophobic and misogynistic England of the 1930s and '40s -- a time when this alternative lifestyle was still an offense punishable by imprisonment in Great Britain. (The man... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Hurt - (Quentin Crisp)
Patricia Hodge - (Ballet teacher)
Shane Briant - (Norma)
John Rhys-Davies - (Barndoor)
Lloyd Lamble - (Mr. Crisp)
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Review:
The Naked Civil Servant is remembered for John Hurt's fine performance as author Quentin Crisp, and for the controversy that arose when the film first aired on U.S. television. The film depicts the life of Crisp, who lived an openly gay lifestyle at a time that homosexuality was still a crime in Britain. While the story generated some c... Continue >>
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