Priest of Love
He was D.H. Lawrence. She was his Lady Chatterly. Their extraordinary romance was more tempestuous than any he wrote.
1981 | 98m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Christopher Miles |
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| Writer: | Harry T. Moore, Alan Plater |
| Staring: |
| 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." | |
| Release Date: | Oct 11, 1981 |
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| Director: | Christopher Miles |
| Writer: | Harry T. Moore, Alan Plater |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Viscount, Milesian Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ian McKellen | D.H. Lawrence |
| Janet Suzman | Frieda Lawrence |
| Ava Gardner | Mabel Dodge Luhan |
| Penelope Keith | Dorothy Brett |
| Maurizio Merli | Angelo Ravagli |
| John Gielgud | Herbert G. Muskett |
| Jorge Rivero | Tony Luhan |
| James Faulkner | Aldous Huxley |
| Mike Gwilym | John Middleton Murry |
| Massimo Ranieri | Piero Pini |
| Marjorie Yates | Ada Lawrence |
| Wendy Allnutt | Maria Huxley |
| Jane Booker | Barbara Weekley |
| Sarah Brackett | Achsah Brewster |
| Elio Pandolfi | Pino Orioli |
| Adrienne Burgess | Katherine Mansfield |
| Patrick Holt | Arthur Lawrence |
| Burnell Tucker | Earl Brewster |
| Mike Morris | Dr. Uhfelder |
| Natasha Buchanan | Jessie Chambers |
| Anne Dyson | Lydia Lawrence |
| Sarah Miles | Film Star |
| Mellan Mitchell | Aga Khan |
| Madalyn Aslan | Harwood Brewster |
| Graziana Cappellini | Giulia Pini |
| Francesco Carnelutti | Italian Reporter |
| Daniel Chatto | Aquitania Officer |
| Cyrus Elias | Italian Reporter |
| Graham Faulkner | Cornish Farmer |
| Julian Fellowes | Barbara's Fiancé |
| John Flint | Policeman |
| Gareth Forwood | Photographer on Aquitania |
| Debbie Gillett | Autograph Hunter |
| David Glover | Warren Gallery Reporter |
| Roy Herrick | Warren Gallery Reporter |
| John Hudson | Clerk to Herbert G. Muskett |
| Wolf Kahler | German Officer |
| Andrew McCulloch | British Sergeant |
| Brian McDermott | Policeman |
| Adrian Montano | Tinsmith |
| Andrea Occhipinti | Young Printer |
| Niall Padden | British Soldier |
| Shane Rimmer | Chief Immigration Officer |
| Roger Sloman | English Reporter |
| Vicki Michelle | Millie |
| Derek Martin | Police Sergeant |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harry T. Moore | Book |
| Alan Plater | Writer |
| David Brockhurst | Production Design |
| Ted Tester | Production Design |
| Leslie Gilliat | Production Supervisor |
| Patrick O'Brien | Location Manager |
| Robin Gregory | Sound Recordist |
| Paul Davies | Editor |
| Ann Chegwidden | Editor |
| Graham Fowler | Assistant Director |
| Penelope Midgley | Production Executive |
| Pamela Mann | Continuity |
| Mike Roberts | Camera Operator |
| Rusty Coppleman | Sound Editor |
| Rosemary Burrows | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| George Frost | Makeup Artist |
| Chris Taylor | Hairdresser |
| Alexander Faris | Conductor, Orchestrator |
| Joseph James | Original Music Composer |
| Rufus Andrews | Unit Manager |
| Nigel Goldsack | Second Assistant Director |
| Sheila Collins | Production Assistant |
| Anthony Gaudioz | Assistant Camera |
| Mike Bulley | Assistant Camera |
| Peter Butler | Grip |
| Terry Sharratt | Boom Operator |
| Barrie Payne | Still Photographer |
| Peter Young | Set Decoration |
| Jim Morahan | Assistant Art Director |
| John Beard | Assistant Art Director |
| Dean Humphreys | Sound Editor |
| Maurice Gillett | Electrician |
| Christopher Miles | Director |
| Anthony Powell | Costume Design |
| Ted Moore | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Andrew Donally | Producer |
| Christopher Miles | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
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