Priest of Love (1981)
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."
Director: Christopher Miles
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Ian McKellen as D.H. Lawrence |
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Janet Suzman as Frieda Lawrence |
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Ava Gardner as Mabel Dodge Luhan |
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Penelope Keith as Dorothy Brett |
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Maurizio Merli as Angelo Ravagli |
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John Gielgud as Herbert G. Muskett |
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Jorge Rivero as Tony Luhan |
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James Faulkner as Aldous Huxley |
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Mike Gwilym as John Middleton Murry |
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Massimo Ranieri as Piero Pini |
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Marjorie Yates as Ada Lawrence |
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Wendy Allnutt as Maria Huxley |
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Jane Booker as Barbara Weekley |
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Sarah Brackett as Achsah Brewster |
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Elio Pandolfi as Pino Orioli |
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Adrienne Burgess as Katherine Mansfield |
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Patrick Holt as Arthur Lawrence |
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Burnell Tucker as Earl Brewster |
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Mike Morris as Dr. Uhfelder |
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Natasha Buchanan as Jessie Chambers |
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Anne Dyson as Lydia Lawrence |
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Sarah Miles as Film Star |
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Mellan Mitchell as Aga Khan |
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Madalyn Aslan as Harwood Brewster |
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Graziana Cappellini as Giulia Pini |
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Francesco Carnelutti as Italian Reporter |
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Daniel Chatto as Aquitania Officer |
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Cyrus Elias as Italian Reporter |
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Graham Faulkner as Cornish Farmer |
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Julian Fellowes as Barbara's Fiancé |
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John Flint as Policeman |
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Gareth Forwood as Photographer on Aquitania |
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Debbie Gillett as Autograph Hunter |
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David Glover as Warren Gallery Reporter |
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Roy Herrick as Warren Gallery Reporter |
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John Hudson as Clerk to Herbert G. Muskett |
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Wolf Kahler as German Officer |
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Andrew McCulloch as British Sergeant |
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Brian McDermott as Policeman |
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Adrian Montano as Tinsmith |
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Andrea Occhipinti as Young Printer |
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Niall Padden as British Soldier |
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Shane Rimmer as Chief Immigration Officer |
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Roger Sloman as English Reporter |
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Vicki Michelle as Millie |
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Derek Martin as Police Sergeant |
| Directing | Christopher Miles | Director |
| Sound | Joseph James | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Alexander Faris | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Taylor | Hairdresser |
| Production | Penelope Midgley | Production Executive |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Frost | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Mike Roberts | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Ann Chegwidden | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosemary Burrows | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Alexander Faris | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Graham Fowler | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pamela Mann | Continuity |
| Sound | Rusty Coppleman | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Nigel Goldsack | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Anthony Gaudioz | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Peter Young | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Dean Humphreys | Sound Editor |
| Production | Rufus Andrews | Unit Manager |
| Production | Sheila Collins | Production Assistant |
| Art | Jim Morahan | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Mike Bulley | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Peter Butler | Grip |
| Lighting | Maurice Gillett | Electrician |
| Sound | Terry Sharratt | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Barrie Payne | Still Photographer |
| Art | John Beard | Assistant Art Director |
| Editing | Paul Davies | Editor |
| Production | Patrick O'Brien | Location Manager |
| Production | Leslie Gilliat | Production Supervisor |
| Writing | Alan Plater | Writer |
| Art | Ted Tester | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Powell | Costume Design |
| Production | Christopher Miles | Producer |
| Art | David Brockhurst | Production Design |
| Production | Andrew Donally | Producer |
| Writing | Harry T. Moore | Book |
| Camera | Ted Moore | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Robin Gregory | Sound Recordist |