The Naked Civil Servant

...Crisp in new film By Ray Bennett BERLIN (Hollywood Reporter) - When John Hurt portrayed Quentin Crisp in the movie "The Naked Civil Servant" 33 years ago, it gave Crisp the stardom he'd always craved. Now Hurt is back in the same role in...

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...that he soon entered talks about a dramatisation. In 1975 The Naked Civil Servant was broadcast on British and American television and made both actor John Hurt and Crisp himself into stars. This success launched Crisp in a new direction:...

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...with John Lennon. As his own career blossomed, the fun continued. One of his first solo assignments was to photograph John Hurt, who had just made The Naked Civil Servant. "I was so nervous I did all the research I could. I phoned round and...

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...A Man for All Seasons ''. However, it was his portrayal of Quentin Crisp in the 1975 TV play, ''The Naked Civil Servant, that shot him to fame and earned him the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. The following year, Hurt...

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...by Richard Laxton, USA, 2009, 74 minutes. John Hurt was terrific in the 1975 biopic "The Naked Civil Servant," but he's really grown into the role of Quentin Crisp in "An Englishman in New York." What I mean is the obvious: He's older now,...

In this article: Quentin Crisp, An Englishman in New York, Little Joe, John Hurt, Friday Night Lights, Boys in the Band, and USA

(UK) - North American Premiere, Narrative. John Hurt astounds as he revisits the role that made him a star (in 1975's The Naked Civil Servant): real-life writer, actor, and gay icon Quentin Crisp. This smart, sensitive drama, marked by...

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...a new running mate. Former "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon will co-star in the British sequel to "The Naked Civil Servant," in which John Hurt will reprise his role as flamboyant gay icon Quentin Crisp. Nixon will play...

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...foul of the gay community for not being "on message" about Aids. There will also be screenings of Hurt as the young Crisp in Jack Gold's 1975 classic, The Naked Civil Servant. Meanwhile, a 1970 World In Action portrait of Crisp will be...

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...to The Elephant Man's John Merrick. After The Naked Civil Servant was broadcast in 1975, Crisp wrote: "I told Mr Hurt it was difficult for actors to play victims, but he has specialised in victims. And when he stopped playing me, he...

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