A Severed Head (1971)
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.
Director:
Dick Clement
Writer:
Frederic Raphael
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Lee Remick as Antonia Lynch-Gibbon |
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Richard Attenborough as Palmer Anderson |
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Ian Holm as Martin Lynch-Gibbon |
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Claire Bloom as Honor Klein |
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Jennie Linden as Georgie Hands |
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Clive Revill as Alexander Lynch-Gibbon |
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Ann Firbank as Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon |
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Rosamund Greenwood as Miss Seelhaft |
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Constance Lorne as Miss Hernshaw |
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Robert Gillespie as Winking Patient |
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Katherine Parr as Receptionist |
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Nerys Hughes as Nurse |
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Anne Jameson as Woman at Party |
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Yvette Rees as Woman at Party |
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Frank Gatliff as Wine Taster (uncredited) |
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Angus MacKay as Wine Taster (uncredited) |
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John Savident as Wine Taster (uncredited) |
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Tommy Godfrey as Removal Man (uncredited) |
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Robin Parkinson as Drinks Waiter (uncredited) |
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Guy Standeven as "Sinner" at Party (uncredited) |
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Anthony Lang as "Saint" at Party (uncredited) |
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Aileen Lewis as Woman at Private Members Club (uncredited) |
| Directing | Dick Clement | Director |
| Crew | Elliott Kastner | Presenter |
| Crew | Jerry Gershwin | Presenter |
| Directing | Peter Bolton | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Nolan Roberts | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | John Harris | Camera Operator |
| Art | Peter Mullins | Location Scout |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lotte Slattery | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Vinall | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Stanley Myers | Conductor |
| Production | Crawford Mackie | Publicist |
| Production | Marion Rosenberg | Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Ian La Frenais | Other |
| Writing | Iris Murdoch | Novel |
| Writing | Frederic Raphael | Screenplay |
| Writing | Iris Murdoch | Theatre Play |
| Writing | J. B. Priestley | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Stanley Myers | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Austin Dempster | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter Weatherley | Editor |
| Art | Richard Macdonald | Production Design |
| Art | John Clark | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Yelland | Costume Design |
| Production | Alan Ladd Jr. | Producer |
| Production | Denis Holt | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Beckett | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Freddie Williamson | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Timothy Burrill | Production Manager |
| Sound | Norman Bolland | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Mike Le Mare | Sound Editor |
| Art | Hugh Scaife | Set Dresser |
| Directing | Ene Watts | Continuity |