The Go-Between

Pinter's screenplay for the film was his final collaboration with Losey, following The Servant (1963) and Accident (1967) It is largely faithful to the novel, although it alludes to the opening events in dialogue. The film's climax is when Marian's mother and Leo find her making love with Burgess in a farm building. This event has a long-lasting impact on Leo after Burgess shoots himself in his farmhouse.