---
title: 'The Hireling (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alan Bridges'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hireling-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070180/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hireling (1973)

1973 · 95 min · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Hireling is a 1973 British drama film directed by Alan Bridges, based on a 1957 novel of the same title by L. P. Hartley, which starred Robert Shaw and Sarah Miles. It tells the story of a chauffeur who falls in love with an aristocratic woman.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alan Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-bridges)
- **Screenplay:** [L. P. Hartley](https://cinepixo.com/people/l-p-hartley), [Wolf Mankowitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-mankowitz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marc Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-wilkinson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-reed)

## Cast

- [Alison Leggatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/alison-leggatt)
- [Lyndon Brook](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyndon-brook)
- [Elizabeth Sellars](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-sellars)
- [Caroline Mortimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-mortimer)
- [Ian Hogg](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-hogg)
- [Christine Hargreaves](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-hargreaves)
- [Peter Egan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-egan)
- [Patricia Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-lawrence)
- [Petra Markham](https://cinepixo.com/people/petra-markham)
- [Sarah Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-miles)
- [Robert Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-shaw)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hireling-1973
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