Bartleby (1970)

Bartleby 1970 Updated to 1970s London, this faithful adaptation of Herman Melvilles 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 Bartlebys work His boss is unable to fire or help him and eventually has him placed in a mental hospital Paul Scofield A Man for All Seasons, John McEnery The Duellists and Thorley Walters TVs Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy star in this impeccably mounted study of employment, insanity, and the rigors of everyday life from one of literatures most acclaimed geniuses