The Hireling

The Hireling
original film poster
Directed byAlan Bridges
Written byWolf Mankowitz
Based onThe Hireling
by L.P. Hartley
Produced byBen Arbeid
StarringRobert Shaw
Sarah Miles
CinematographyMichael Reed
Edited byPeter Weatherley
Music byMarc Wilkinson
Production
company
World Film Services
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
May 1973 (Cannes Film Festival)
  • 10 June 1973 (1973-06-10) (New York City)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Hireling is a 1973 British drama film directed by Alan Bridges, based on a 1957 novel of the same title by L. P. Hartley, which starred Robert Shaw and Sarah Miles. It tells the story of a chauffeur who falls in love with an aristocratic woman.

It shared the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (Palme d'Or) with Scarecrow at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] Sarah Miles received a Special Jury Prize for her performance as Lady Franklin.[3]

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Hireling". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  2. ^ "U.S. Film Shares Cannes Prize". Los Angeles Times. 26 May 1973. p. B9. The Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix Friday was awarded jointly to the American film "Scarecrow" by Jerry Schatzberg and the British entry "The Hireling" by Alan Bridges.
  3. ^ "Cannes Jury Prize to Sarah Miles" (10 July 1973) Los Angeles Times