Priest of Love

Priest of Love

1981
1h 38m
4.8

4.8/10

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"He was D.H. Lawrence. She was his Lady Chatterly. Their extraordinary romance was more tempestuous than any he wrote."

Overview

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."

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Viscount Milesian Films
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 11, 1981
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0082940

Cast

Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen

D.H. Lawrence

Janet Suzman
Janet Suzman

Frieda Lawrence

Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner

Mabel Dodge Luhan

Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith

Dorothy Brett

Maurizio Merli
Maurizio Merli

Angelo Ravagli

John Gielgud
John Gielgud

Herbert G. Muskett

Jorge Rivero
Jorge Rivero

Tony Luhan

James Faulkner
James Faulkner

Aldous Huxley

Mike Gwilym
Mike Gwilym

John Middleton Murry

Massimo Ranieri
Massimo Ranieri

Piero Pini

Marjorie Yates
Marjorie Yates

Ada Lawrence

Wendy Allnutt
Wendy Allnutt

Maria Huxley

Key Crew

Christopher Miles
Director
Alan Plater
Writer
Andrew Donally
Producer
Christopher Miles
Producer