
A Severed Head
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 novel of the same name by Iris Murdoch.
Plot
Antonia is the pampered wife of an upper class wine merchant, Martin Lynch-Gibbon. She tells her husband that she is in love with their best friend, psychiatrist Palmer Anderson. Palmer and Antonia wish to deal with the situation in a civilized manner by remaining friends with Martin.
More details
author | Frederic Raphael |
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director | Dick Clement |
editor | Peter Weatherley |
genre | comedy drama |
keywords | best friend oxford university upper class |
musicBy | Stanley Myers |
producer | Elliott Kastner |
publisher | Columbia Pictures |
theme | comedy-drama |