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A Severed Head (1971)

A Severed Head is not a horror story ... It's something else!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Dick Clement
Writer : Frederic Raphael

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Lee Remick
Lee Remick
Antonia Lynch-Gibbon
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Palmer Anderson
Ian Holm
Ian Holm
Martin Lynch-Gibbon
Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
Honor Klein
Jennie Linden
Jennie Linden
Georgie Hands
Clive Revill
Clive Revill
Alexander Lynch-Gibbon
Ann Firbank
Ann Firbank
Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon
Rosamund Greenwood
Rosamund Greenwood
Miss Seelhaft
Constance Lorne
Constance Lorne
Miss Hernshaw
Robert Gillespie
Robert Gillespie
Winking Patient
Katherine Parr
Katherine Parr
Receptionist
Nerys Hughes
Nerys Hughes
Nurse
Anne Jameson
Anne Jameson
Woman at Party
Yvette Rees
Yvette Rees
Woman at Party

Crews

Dick Clement
Dick Clement
Director
Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch
Novel
Frederic Raphael
Frederic Raphael
Screenplay
Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch
Theatre Play
J. B. Priestley
J. B. Priestley
Theatre Play
Stanley Myers
Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer
Austin Dempster
Austin Dempster
Director of Photography
Peter Weatherley
Peter Weatherley
Editor
Richard Macdonald
Richard Macdonald
Production Design
John Clark
John Clark
Art Direction
Sue Yelland
Sue Yelland
Costume Design
Alan Ladd Jr.
Alan Ladd Jr.
Producer
Denis Holt
Denis Holt
Associate Producer
Carol Beckett
Carol Beckett
Hairdresser
Freddie Williamson
Freddie Williamson
Makeup Artist
Timothy Burrill
Timothy Burrill
Production Manager
Norman Bolland
Norman Bolland
Sound Recordist
Mike Le Mare
Mike Le Mare
Sound Editor
Hugh Scaife
Hugh Scaife
Set Dresser
Ene Watts
Ene Watts
Continuity
Elliott Kastner
Elliott Kastner
Presenter
Jerry Gershwin
Jerry Gershwin
Presenter
Peter Bolton
Peter Bolton
Assistant Director
Nolan Roberts
Nolan Roberts
Sound Mixer
John Harris
John Harris
Camera Operator
Peter Mullins
Peter Mullins
Location Scout
Lotte Slattery
Lotte Slattery
Wardrobe Master
Frank Vinall
Frank Vinall
Wardrobe Master
Stanley Myers
Stanley Myers
Conductor
Crawford Mackie
Crawford Mackie
Publicist
Marion Rosenberg
Marion Rosenberg
Producer's Assistant
Ian La Frenais
Ian La Frenais
Other

Trailers and other movies

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