Movie·1981·1h 38m
Priest of Love
He was D.H. Lawrence. She was his Lady Chatterly. Their extraordinary romance was more tempestuous than any he wrote.
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United Kingdom
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow," D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they return to England for a short time, then to Italy, where Lawrence writes "Lady Chatterley's Lover."
Written By
Alan Plater
Producer
Christopher Miles, Andrew Donally
Cinematography
Ted Moore
Music
Joseph James
Editor
Ann Chegwidden
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Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Ian McKellen
D.H. Lawrence
Janet Suzman
Frieda Lawrence
Ava Gardner
Mabel Dodge Luhan
Penelope Keith
Dorothy Brett
Maurizio Merli
Angelo Ravagli
John Gielgud
Herbert G. Muskett
Jorge Rivero
Tony Luhan
James Faulkner
Aldous Huxley
Mike Gwilym
John Middleton Murry
Massimo Ranieri
Piero Pini
Marjorie Yates
Ada Lawrence
Wendy Allnutt
Maria Huxley
Jane Booker
Barbara Weekley
Sarah Brackett
Achsah Brewster
Elio Pandolfi
Pino Orioli
Adrienne Burgess
Katherine Mansfield
Patrick Holt
Arthur Lawrence
Burnell Tucker
Earl Brewster
// crew
Crew
Christopher Miles
Director, Producer
Joseph James
Original Music Composer
Ann Chegwidden
Editor
Paul Davies
Editor
Alan Plater
Writer
Andrew Donally
Producer
Ted Moore
Director of Photography
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