Priest of Love

Priest of Love

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

1981•1h 38m•4.8/10

DramaRomance

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4.8/10(13)

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."

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Production

Viscount, Milesian Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Jane Booker

Jane Booker

Barbara Weekley

Sarah Brackett

Sarah Brackett

Achsah Brewster

Elio Pandolfi

Elio Pandolfi

Pino Orioli

Adrienne Burgess

Katherine Mansfield

Patrick Holt

Patrick Holt

Arthur Lawrence

Burnell Tucker

Earl Brewster

Mike Morris

Mike Morris

Dr. Uhfelder

Natasha Buchanan

Jessie Chambers

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