The Go-Between
1971·United Kingdom·116 min.
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Summer 1900: Queen Victoria's last and the summer Leo turns 13. He's the guest of Marcus, a wealthy classmate, at a grand home in rural Norfolk. Leo is befriended by Marian, Marcus's twenty-something sister, a beauty about to be engaged to Hugh, a viscount and good fellow. Marian buys Leo a forest-green suit, takes him on walks, and asks him to carry messages to and from their neighbor, Ted Burgess, a bit of a rake. Leo is soon dissembling, realizes he's betraying Hugh, but continues as the go-between nonetheless, asking adults naive questions about the attractions of men and women. Can an affair between neighbors stay secret for long? And how does innocence end?
DirectorJoseph Losey
MusicMichel Legrand
CinematographyGerry Fisher
CastJulie Christie·Alan Bates·Margaret Leighton·Michael Redgrave·Dominic Guard·Michael Gough·Edward Fox·Richard Gibson·Simon Hume-Kendall·Roger Lloyd-Pack·Amaryllis Garnett·Keith Buckley·John Rees·Gordon Richardson·Jim Broadbent·Joshua LoseyShow all
Original titleThe Go-Between