Priest of Love (1981)
He was D.H. Lawrence. She was his Lady Chatterly. Their extraordinary romance was more tempestuous than any he wrote.
1981 · R · 1h 38m · Drama, Romance
Genres: Drama, Romance
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
Writers: Alan Plater
Music by: Joseph James
Cinematography: Ted Moore
Editor: Ann Chegwidden, Paul Davies
Cast
Ian McKellen as D.H. LawrenceJanet Suzman as Frieda LawrenceAva Gardner as Mabel Dodge LuhanPenelope Keith as Dorothy BrettMaurizio Merli as Angelo RavagliJohn Gielgud as Herbert G. MuskettJorge Rivero as Tony LuhanJames Faulkner as Aldous HuxleyMike Gwilym as John Middleton MurryMassimo Ranieri as Piero PiniMarjorie Yates as Ada LawrenceWendy Allnutt as Maria HuxleyMore like this
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