Bartleby

Bartleby (1970)

An asocial and enigmatic office clerk refuses to do his work, leaving it up to his boss to decide what should be done with him.

Date of release
1970-10-30
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Drama
Director
Anthony Friedmann

Casting

Interesting facts

Bartleby is a 1970 British drama film directed by Anthony Friedman and starring Paul Scofield, John McEnery and Thorley Walters. It was written by Rodney Carr-Smith and Friedman adapted from the 1857 short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener; A Story of Wall-street" by Herman Melville. The film relocates the narrative from New York in the 1850s to London in the 1970s.

Production

It was shot at Twickenham Studios and on location around London. The sets were designed by the art director Simon Holland.

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