The Go-Between (1971 film)
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| Directed by | Joseph Losey |
| Screenplay by | Harold Pinter |
| Based on | The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley |
| Produced by | John Heyman Denis Johnson Norman Priggen |
| Starring | Julie Christie Alan Bates Margaret Leighton Edward Fox Dominic Guard |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | MGM-EMI Film Distributors |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| 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.