A Severed Head (film)

A Severed Head
Directed by	Dick Clement
Written by	Frederic Raphael
Produced by	Elliott Kastner Alan Ladd, Jr. Denis Holt
Starring	Lee Remick Richard Attenborough Ian Holm Claire Bloom
Cinematography	Austin Dempster
Edited by	Peter Weatherley
Music by	Stanley Myers
Release date	December 1970 (1970-12)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

A Severed Head is a 1970 British drama film starring Claire Bloom, Lee Remick, Richard Attenborough and Ian Holm, based on a 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.

Meanwhile, Martin tries to keep his mistress, Georgie Hands, a secret. However, Palmer's sister, Honor Klein, who once taught Georgie at Oxford University, tells Palmer and Antonia about their affair. Honor then introduces Georgie to Martin's womanizing brother, Alexander. This is just the start of the various liaisons.

Cast

• Lee Remick - Antonia Lynch-Gibbon
• Richard Attenborough - Palmer Anderson
• Ian Holm - Martin Lynch-Gibbon
• Claire Bloom - Honor Klein
• Jennie Linden - Georgie Hands
• Clive Revill - Alexander Lynch-Gibbon
• Ann Firbank - Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon
• Rosamund Greenwood - Miss Seelhaft
• Constance Lorne - Miss Hernshaw

External links

• A Severed Head at IMDb