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How to watch the Quentin Crisp films in order

There are 2 Quentin Crisp films, about 2.5 hours in total. The first was released in 1975, the latest in 2009. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.

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The life and death of Quentin Crisp (1908 - 1999).

  1. 1

    The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

    17 Dec 1975 · 77 min

    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.

  2. 2

    An Englishman in New York (2009)

    7 Feb 2009 · 75 min

    Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his death. The film observes Crisp in both his public and private lives, from his seemingly cavalier response to the outbreak of AIDS to his tender relationship with his friend Patrick Angus and his own response to growing old.

Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.

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