The Go-Between

"In those days, you fell in love with your own class. Or found a Go-Between."

Jul 29 1971 PG 1h 56m
Drama, Romance

British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.

Plot

Summer 1900: Queen Victoria's last, and the summer Leo (Dominic Guard) turns thirteen. He's the guest of Marcus (Richard Gibson), a wealthy classmate, at a grand house in rural Norfolk. Leo is befriended by Marian (Julie Christie), Marcus' twenty-something sister, a beauty about to be engaged to Hugh (Edward Fox), a viscount and good fellow. Marian buys Leo a forest-green suit, takes him on walks, and asks him to carry messages to and from their neighbor, Ted Burgess (Sir Alan Bates), a bit of a rake. Leo is soon dissembling, realizes he's betraying Hugh, but continues as the go-between nonetheless, asking adults naive questions about the attractions of men and women.

Written by

Harold Pinter, L.P. Hartley

Directed by

Joseph Losey

Cast

Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Dominic Guard

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, EMI Films

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 11 nominations total

Trailers
The Go-Between Fugue (Michel Legrand)
The Go-Between (1971) Original Trailer [HD]
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