A Severed Head 53 years old

A Severed Head is not a horror story ... It's something else!

Antonia, the pampered wife of Martin Lynch-Gibbon, an upper class wine merchant, tells her husband that she is in love with their best friend, the psychiatrist Palmer Anderson. Palmer and Antonia want to deal with the situation in a civilized way, by remaining friends with Martin. Meanwhile Martin tries to keep his mistress, Georgie Hands, a secret, but Palmer's sister, Honor Klein, who taught Georgie at Oxford, tells Palmer and Antonia about her. Furthermore, Honor introduces Georgie to Martin's womanizing brother, Alexander. This is just the beginning of the various liaisons.

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A Severed Head Cast

Name Character
Ian Holm He was 39, now 92 years old as Martin Lynch-Gibbon
Claire Bloom She was 39, now 93 years old as Honor Klein
Clive Revill He was 40, now 94 years old as Alexander Lynch-Gibbon
Richard Attenborough He was 47, 90 years old when he died as Palmer Anderson
Rosamund Greenwood She was 63, 89 years old when she died as Miss Seelhaft
Lee Remick She was 34, 55 years old when she died as Antonia Lynch-Gibbon
Ann Firbank She was 37, now 91 years old as Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon
Nerys Hughes She was 29, now 82 years old
Jennie Linden She was 30, now 84 years old as Georgie Hands

A Severed Head Crew

Name Department
Frederic Raphael as Screenplay. He was 39 (now 92) years old Writing
Peter Weatherley as Editor. He was 40 (85) years old when He died Editing
Stanley Myers as Original Music Composer. He was 40 (63) years old when He died Sound
J.B. Priestley as Theatre Play. Writing
Dick Clement as Director. He was 33 (now 86) years old Directing
Austin Dempster as Director of Photography. He was 49 (54) years old when He died Camera
Sue Yelland as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
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A Severed Head (53 years)

A Severed Head is not a horror story ... It's something else!

  • Release day: Thursday, January 21, 1971
  • Runtime: 98 minutes