Bartleby

Directed by Anthony Friedman
1973    78m    PG
6.660%
Updated to 1960s London, this faithful adaptation of Herman Melville's classic follows a young accounting clerk rebelling against his employer by responding to demands to do work by saying, "I prefer not to." This is carried on ad absurdum until the office is in chaos because the other employees must do Bartleby's work. His boss is unable to fire or help him, and eventually has him placed in a mental hospital.
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Cast of Bartleby
  • Paul ScofieldThe Accountant
  • John McEneryBartleby
  • Thorley WaltersThe Colleague
  • Colin JeavonsTucker
  • Raymond MasonLandlord
  • Charles KinrossTenant
  • Neville BarberFirst Client
  • Robin AskwithOffice Boy
  • Hope JackmanHilda - Tealady
  • John WatsonDoctor
  • Christine DinglePatient
  • Rosalind ElliotMiss Brown - Secretary
  • Tony ParkinDickinson - Clerk
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