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the naked civil servant full frame
the naked civil servant created a furor in 1975 when it premiered on pbs in north america with viewers threatening to yank their support . it was a film ahead of its time about a man even more ahead of his time . despite the uproar the film remained on the air and garnered strong critical acclaim including a best actor bafta for john hurt and the british academys desmond davies award for director jack gold . the naked civil servant is based on the autobiography of quentin crisp a man struggling to live an openly gay flamboyant lifestyle during a time when homosexuality was against the law in britain . his outlandish behavior shocked the intolerant pre wwii british society and provoked frequent homophobic attacks but crisp staunchly refused to compromise his lifestyle and went on to become a cult celebrity and an international gay icon a 20th century oscar wilde . this colorful heartwarming coming of age tale is by turns funny and tragic . it is now digitally remastered and cleaned up from original sources and has never looked better . br br commentary by star john hurt director jack gold and executive producer verity lambert deja vu with quentin crisp quentin crisps observations on british and american culture . br br subtitles english sdh subtitles for deaf and hearing impaired .