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  • A Severed Head (1971)
  • R
    98 min | Comedy
A Severed Head (1971)
R
98 min | Comedy

The wine taster and merchant Martin Lynch-Gibbon is married to the shallow and spoiled Antonia Lynch-Gibbon, and loves his mistress Georgie Hands. Antonia is under therapy with Martin's best friend, the psychiatrist Palmer Anderson. One ...See moreThe wine taster and merchant Martin Lynch-Gibbon is married to the shallow and spoiled Antonia Lynch-Gibbon, and loves his mistress Georgie Hands. Antonia is under therapy with Martin's best friend, the psychiatrist Palmer Anderson. One day, Antonia decides to ask for a divorce from Martin, to live with Palmer, but they want to keep Martin as their friend. When Palmer's sister Dr. Honor Klein comes from Oxford to stay with her brother, she discloses the affair of Georgie, who was her student, and Martin to Palmer and Antonia. Meanwhile, Martin's brother Alexander Lynch-Gibbon has a love affair with Georgie, and Martin falls in unrequited love with Honor, but he discovers a secret about Palmer. Who will stay with whom in the end? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil See less
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Director
Writers
Iris Murdoch (novel) (play) | J.B. Priestley (play) | Frederic Raphael (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Austin Dempster (photographed by)
Production Designer
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Updated Jan 21, 1971

Release date
Mar 28, 1971 (United States)

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Cast

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Lee Remick
Antonia Lynch-Gibbon Antonia Lynch-Gibbon   See fewer
Richard Attenborough
Palmer Anderson Palmer Anderson   See fewer
Ian Holm
Martin Lynch-Gibbon Martin Lynch-Gibbon   See fewer
Claire Bloom
Honor Klein Honor Klein   See fewer
Jennie Linden
Georgie Hands Georgie Hands   See fewer
Clive Revill
Alexander Lynch-Gibbon Alexander Lynch-Gibbon   See fewer
Ann Firbank
Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon   See fewer
Rosamund Greenwood
Miss Seelhaft Miss Seelhaft   See fewer
Constance Lorne
Miss Hernshaw Miss Hernshaw   See fewer
Robert Gillespie
Winking Patient Winking Patient   See fewer
Katherine Parr
Receptionist Receptionist   See fewer
Anne Jameson
Woman at Party (as Ann Jameson) Woman at Party (as Ann Jameson)   See fewer
Yvette Rees
Woman at Party Woman at Party   See fewer
Tommy Godfrey
Removal Man (uncredited) Removal Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Lang
'Saint' at Party (uncredited) 'Saint' at Party (uncredited)   See fewer
Aileen Lewis
Lady at Private Members Club (uncredited) Lady at Private Members Club (uncredited)   See fewer
Robin Parkinson
Drinks Waiter (uncredited) Drinks Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
John Savident
Wine Taster (uncredited) Wine Taster (uncredited)   See fewer
Guy Standeven
'Sinner' at Party (uncredited) 'Sinner' at Party (uncredited)   See fewer
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