A Severed Head (1971)
1h 38m
Running Time
January 21, 1971Release Date
A Severed Head (1971)
1h 38m
Running Time
January 21, 1971Release Date
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Plot.
Antonia Lynch-Gibbon, wife of upper-crust wine dealer Martin, falls in love with her husband's best friend, noted psychiatrist Palmer Anderson. While both Palmer and Antonia would like to remain in Martin's life, he has some secrets of his own — namely, a mistress called Georgie, whom his womanizing brother also desires. All the while, Palmer's sister Honor seems to know everyone's business.
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Cast & Crew.
Lee Remick
Antonia Lynch-Gibbon
Richard Attenborough
Palmer Anderson
Ian Holm
Martin Lynch-Gibbon
Claire Bloom
Honor Klein
Jennie Linden
Georgie Hands
Dick Clement
Director
Clive Revill
Alexander Lynch-Gibbon
Iris Murdoch
Writer
Ann Firbank
Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon
Rosamund Greenwood
Miss Seelhaft
J. B. Priestley
Writer
Constance Lorne
Miss Hernshaw
Frederic Raphael
Writer
Robert Gillespie
Winking Patient
Alan Ladd Jr.
Producer
Stanley Myers
Composer
Katherine Parr
Receptionist
Nerys Hughes
Nurse
Anne Jameson
Woman at Party
Yvette Rees
Woman at Party
Timothy Burrill
Production Manager
Peter Weatherley
Editor
Elliott Kastner
Presenter
Richard Macdonald
Production Design
Ian La Frenais
Other
Marion Rosenberg
Producer's Assistant
Jerry Gershwin
Presenter
Denis Holt
Associate Producer
Norman Bolland
Sound Recordist
Austin Dempster
Director of Photography
Sue Yelland
Costume Design
Peter Mullins
Location Scout
Freddie Williamson
Makeup Artist
Hugh Scaife
Set Dresser
John Harris
Camera Operator
Mike Le Mare
Sound Editor
Peter Bolton
Assistant Director
Ene Watts
Continuity
Carol Beckett
Hairdresser
John Clark
Art Direction
Nolan Roberts
Sound Mixer
Frank Vinall
Wardrobe Master
Lotte Slattery
Wardrobe Master
Crawford Mackie
Publicist
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Wiki.
A Severed Head is a 1970 British comedy-drama film directed by Dick Clement, and starring Claire Bloom, Lee Remick, Richard Attenborough, and Ian Holm. It is based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Iris Murdoch.