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  1. Bartleby is a 1970 British drama film directed by Anthony Friedman and starring Paul Scofield, John McEnery and Thorley Walters. [1] It is an adaptation of the short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener; A Story of Wall-street" by Herman Melville. The film relocates the narrative from New York in the 1850s to London in the 1970s. [2]

  2. Jul 27, 1973 · Bartleby: Directed by Anthony Friedman. With Paul Scofield, John McEnery, Thorley Walters, Colin Jeavons. An asocial and enigmatic office clerk refuses to do his work, leaving it up to his boss to decide what should be done with him.

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    • Drama
    • Anthony Friedman
    • 1973-07-27
  3. Bartleby. This unconventional British film, based on the renowned novella by Herman Melville, follows the employment of the eccentric title character (John McEnery).

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    • Anthony Friedmann
    • Drama
    • Paul Scofield
  4. Bartleby is adaptation of Herman Melville classic short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener", which tells the tale of a mysterious office clerk who refuses to do any work. Bartleby is a faithful and intelligent rendition of Melville story, capturing the humor, irony, and ambiguity of the original text.

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    • Pantheon Film Productions
    • Anthony Friedman
  5. On first, second, and third glance, Herman Melville's classic short story, Bartleby the Scrivener, about a lowly copier who keeps showing up for his office job even though he refuses to do any work, doesn't appear to be prime screen material.

  6. Bartleby (John McEnery) is a likeable yet unusual young man – painfully polite and good-natured – looking for work, purpose, and meaning. He gets a job as an audit clerk in a drab London City office run by a friendly but stuffy accountant (Paul Scofield), although the first interview between the two is typically awkward.

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