The Go-Between (1971 film)

The Go-Between
Original British quad format poster
Directed byJoseph Losey
Screenplay byHarold Pinter
Based onThe Go-Between
by L. P. Hartley
Produced byJohn Heyman
Denis Johnson
Norman Priggen
StarringJulie Christie
Alan Bates
Margaret Leighton
Edward Fox
Dominic Guard
CinematographyGerry Fisher
Edited byReginald Beck
Music byMichel Legrand
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byMGM-EMI Film Distributors
Release dates
  • 23 September 1971 (1971-09-23) (London)
  • 1 October 1971 (1971-10-01) (UK)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£532,841

The Go-Between is a 1971 British historical drama film directed by Joseph Losey. Its screenplay by Harold Pinter is an adaptation of the 1953 novel The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley. The film stars Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave and Dominic Guard.

The Go-Between won the Palme d'Or at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.

Mostly set around 1900, The Go-Between exposes the psychologically destructive effects of the rigid class conventions in Great Britain.