The Naked Civil Servant
1975 · Movie · 77 min · ★ 6.7
The outrageous, flamboyant & at times tragic biopic of Quentin Crisp. John Hurt stars as the openly gay Quentin who faced bigotry and condemnation for trying to live his life as he wished in the deeply conservative 1930s.
Based on The Naked Civil Servant
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Details
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-12-17
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 77 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (43 votes)
Themes
- london, england
- homophobia
- world war ii
- biography
- based on memoir or autobiography
- lgbt
- 1940s
- 1930s
- gay theme
Cast & crew
John Hurt
as Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp
as Himself
John Rhys-Davies
as Barndoor
Colin Higgins
as Thumbnails
- LG
Liz Gebhardt
as Art Student
Patricia Hodge
as Ballet Teacher
Stanley Lebor
as Mr. Pole
- KS
Katherine Schofield
as Mrs. Pole
- AP
Antonia Pemberton
as Mrs Longhurst
- SJ
Stephen Johnstone
as Young Quentin
Directed by Jack Gold