The Go-Between (1971)
"In those days, you fell in love with your own class. Or found a Go-Between."
ThumbScore
👍 75%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Alan Bates as Ted Burgess
Dominic Guard as The Young Leo Colston
Margaret Leighton as Mrs Maudsley
Richard Gibson as Marcus Maudsley
Is The Go-Between good?
Most people think so. 75% audience score, estimated from 166 TMDB ratings. Critics rated it higher at 100%, but audiences were less impressed.
Overview
British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer. Wikipedia ↗
