A Severed Head
5.4
“A Severed Head is not a horror story ... It's something else!”
Antonia Lynch-Gibbon, wife of upper-crust wine dealer Martin, falls in love with her husband's best friend, noted psychiatrist Palmer Anderson. While both Palmer and Antonia would like to remain in Martin's life, he has some secrets of his own — namely, a mistress called Georgie, whom his womanizing brother also desires. All the while, Palmer's sister Honor seems to know everyone's business.
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Cast
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Lee Remick
Antonia Lynch-Gibbon
Known for
The Omen
Anatomy of a Murder
Richard Attenborough
Palmer Anderson
Known for
Jurassic Park
The Great Escape
Ian Holm
Martin Lynch-Gibbon
Known for
Ratatouille
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Claire Bloom
Honor Klein
Known for
The Haunting
Limelight
Jennie Linden
Georgie Hands
Known for
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Women in Love
Clive Revill
Alexander Lynch-Gibbon
Known for
The Empire Strikes Back
Snorks
Ann Firbank
Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon
Known for
Elizabeth I
The Servant
Rosamund Greenwood
Miss Seelhaft
Known for
The Witches
Village of the Damned
Constance Lorne
Miss Hernshaw
Also in
One Wild Oat
Curtain Up
Robert Gillespie
Winking Patient
Known for
At the Earth's Core
Lost in London
Katherine Parr
Receptionist
Known for
This Sporting Life
Nerys Hughes
Nurse
Also in
The Liver Birds
Gallowglass
Dick Clement Director · Frederic Raphael Screenplay Iris Murdoch Author
United States release March 28, 1971 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Columbia Pictures Corporation
Production
Winkast Film Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Production · Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 21, 1971
Theatrical
United States · March 28, 1971
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
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