Network - The naked civil servant
- The BAFTA-winning adaptation of Quentin Crisp's best-selling autobiography
- The Naked Civil Servant features an arguably career-best performance by John Hurt as Crisp – a flamboyant homosexual trying to live an openly gay lifestyle in the intolerant pre-war years
- Funny
- Tragic and
- At times
- Heart-warming
- This unflinching story of an unconventional man is strongly directed by the multi-award-winning Jack Gold
- It is featured here in a brand-new restoration from original film elements
- In its original full-screen aspect ratio
- SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary with John Hurt
| FEATURES | Commentary with John Hurt director Jack Gold and executive producer Verity Lambert Seven |
|---|---|
| Men | Quentin Crisp a Granada profile from 1971 Mavis Catches Up with Quentin Crisp an interview from 1989 Image gallery Philip Mackie s original script PDF |
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