Watch Priest of Love (1981) Official Trailer
He was D.H. Lawrence. She was his Lady Chatterly. Their extraordinary romance was more tempestuous than any he wrote.
5 / 10 IMDb October 11, 1981 1h 38m
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
Runtime
1h 38m
Release Date
October 11, 1981
Genre
Drama, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
Producers
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Cast
Ian McKellen
as D.H. Lawrence
Janet Suzman
as Frieda Lawrence
Ava Gardner
as Mabel Dodge Luhan
Penelope Keith
as Dorothy Brett
Maurizio Merli
as Angelo Ravagli
John Gielgud
as Herbert G. Muskett
Jorge Rivero
as Tony Luhan
James Faulkner
as Aldous Huxley
Mike Gwilym
as John Middleton Murry
Massimo Ranieri
as Piero Pini
Marjorie Yates
as Ada Lawrence
Wendy Allnutt
as Maria Huxley
Jane Booker
as Barbara Weekley
Sarah Brackett
as Achsah Brewster
Elio Pandolfi
as Pino Orioli
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Adrienne Burgess
as Katherine Mansfield
Patrick Holt
as Arthur Lawrence
Burnell Tucker
as Earl Brewster
Mike Morris
as Dr. Uhfelder
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Natasha Buchanan
as Jessie Chambers
Production Companies
Viscount
Milesian Films
Priest of Love Official Trailer 1981
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