Dec 17, 1975
77 min
Full-HD

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.

Category

Drama Comedy TV Movie

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Thames Television

John Hurt

Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp

Himself

John Rhys-Davies

Barndoor

Colin Higgins

Thumbnails

Liz Gebhardt

Art Student

Patricia Hodge

Ballet Teacher

Stanley Lebor

Mr. Pole

Katherine Schofield

Mrs. Pole

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