Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “ A Gay Old Time .” In this week’s column, with late closeted film star Dirk Bogarde in the news, let’s revisit one of his great roles, 1963’s The Servant ...

The Servant is for the most part strong dramatic fare, though the atmosphere and tension is not fully sustained to the end. Harold Pinter’s screenplay based on the Robin Maugham novel is ...