Main Cast: Robin Asquith, Christine Dingle, Hope Jackman, Tony Parkin, Paul Scofield, John McEnery, Thorley Walters, Colin Jeavons, Raymond Mason
Release Year: 1970
Country: UK
Run Time: 78 minutes
Plot
Adapted from Herman Melville's short story, Bartleby features John McEnery in the title role. A secretive, solitary lad, Bartleby works as a clerk in the accounting office of Paul Scofield. Unable to deal with Bartleby's eccentricities, Scofield fires the clerk. But Bartleby refuses to leave, and shows up each day for work at the proper time. Only when the young man is carted away to hospital does Scofield find any peace of mind-but even then, the spectre of Bartleby looms large over the proceedings. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Charles Kinross - Tenant; John Watson - Doctor; Rosalind Elliot - Secretary; Neville Barber - First Client; Robin Asquith - Office Boy; Christine Dingle - Patient; Hope Jackman - Tealady; Tony Parkin - Clerk
Credit
Simon Holland - Art Director, Anthony Friedman - Director, John C. Smith - Editor, John S. Smith - Editor, Roger Webb - Composer (Music Score), Ian Wilson - Cinematographer, Rodney Carr-Smith - Producer, Rodney Carr-Smith - Screenwriter, Anthony Friedman - Screenwriter, Herman Melville - Book Author
