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1970
PG
1h 18m
6.6IMDb

Drama

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What it's about

Updated to 1970s London, this faithful adaptation of Herman Melville's classic follows a young accounting clerk rebelling against his employer by responding to demands to do work by saying, "I prefer not to." This is carried on ad absurdum until the office is in chaos because the other employees must do Bartleby's work. His boss is unable to fire or help him and eventually has him placed in a mental hospital. Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons), John McEnery (The Duellists) and Thorley Walters (TV's "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy") star in this impeccably mounted study of employment, insanity, and the rigors of everyday life from one of literature's most acclaimed geniuses.

Cast and crew

Director: Anthony Friedman
Writer: Rodney Carr-Smith, Anthony Friedman, Herman Melville
Starring: Paul Scofield, John McEnery, Thorley Walters

Details

Release date: Jul 27, 1973
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Awards: 1 win