The Naked Civil Servant (film)
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The Naked Civil Servant is a 1975 TV film based on the 1968 autobiography
by the gay icon
Quentin Crisp
, also titled The Naked Civil Servant
. It stars John Hurt
in the title role.
The film was produced by Thames Television
for the British Television channel ITV
. It was 90 minutes long with John Hurt playing Crisp from youth to middle age. It was directed by Jack Gold
, written by Philip Mackie
and produced by Verity Lambert
, and was originally transmitted on 17 December 1975. In 1976 it was shown on US television channel WOR-TV
and later PBS when Thames Television and WOR-TV exchanged programming for one week.
For his performance, Hurt won the BAFTA for Best Actor in 1976. The production also won the 1976 Prix Italia
and in 2000 it was placed fourth in a poll by industry professionals to find the BFI TV 100 of the 20th century. The film was released on DVD in 2005.
In 2009 Hurt reprised the role of Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York
, which covered the latter years of Crisp's life in New York.
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
by the gay icon
Gay icon
A gay icon is a public figure who is embraced by many within :lesbian, :gay, :bisexual and :transgender communities...
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp , was an English writer and raconteur. He became a gay icon in the 1970s after publication of his memoir, The Naked Civil Servant.- Early life :...
, also titled The Naked Civil Servant
The Naked Civil Servant (book)
The Naked Civil Servant is the first volume of an autobiography by the gay icon Quentin Crisp. It was later turned into a TV movie starring John Hurt, which was also titled The Naked Civil Servant....
. It stars John Hurt
John Hurt
John Vincent Hurt, CBE is an English actor, known for his leading roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Braddock in The Hit, Stephen Ward in Scandal, Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and An Englishman in New York...
in the title role.
The film was produced by Thames Television
Thames Television
Thames Television was a licensee of the British ITV television network, covering London and parts of the surrounding counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992....
for the British Television channel ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. It was 90 minutes long with John Hurt playing Crisp from youth to middle age. It was directed by Jack Gold
Jack Gold
Jack Gold is a British film and television director. He was part of the British Realist Tradition that followed Free Cinema.-Career:...
, written by Philip Mackie
Philip Mackie
Philip Mackie was a British film and television screenwriter. He was born in Salford in Lancashire, England...
and produced by Verity Lambert
Verity Lambert
Verity Ann Lambert, OBE was an English television and film producer. She is best known as the founding producer of the science-fiction series Doctor Who, a programme which has become a part of British popular culture, and for her association with Thames Television...
, and was originally transmitted on 17 December 1975. In 1976 it was shown on US television channel WOR-TV
WWOR-TV
WWOR-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the flagship station of the MyNetworkTV programming service, licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State metropolitan area. WWOR is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox network flagship...
and later PBS when Thames Television and WOR-TV exchanged programming for one week.
For his performance, Hurt won the BAFTA for Best Actor in 1976. The production also won the 1976 Prix Italia
Prix Italia
The Prix Italia is an international Italian television, radio-broadcasting and Website award. It was established in 1948 by RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana in Capri...
and in 2000 it was placed fourth in a poll by industry professionals to find the BFI TV 100 of the 20th century. The film was released on DVD in 2005.
In 2009 Hurt reprised the role of Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York
An Englishman in New York (film)
An Englishman in New York is a 2009 biographical drama film that chronicles the English gay writer Quentin Crisp's later years spent in New York City. It is a follow-up to the 1975 TV movie The Naked Civil Servant with John Hurt reprising his role as Crisp...
, which covered the latter years of Crisp's life in New York.