Priest of Love (1981)

  • R
  • 10/11/1981 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 38m

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

Overview

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."

Christopher Miles

Director

Alan Plater

Writer

Cast

Ian McKellen's headshot

Ian McKellen

D.H. Lawrence
Janet Suzman's headshot

Janet Suzman

Frieda Lawrence
Ava Gardner's headshot

Ava Gardner

Mabel Dodge Luhan
Penelope Keith's headshot

Penelope Keith

Dorothy Brett
Maurizio Merli's headshot

Maurizio Merli

Angelo Ravagli
John Gielgud's headshot

John Gielgud

Herbert G. Muskett
Jorge Rivero's headshot

Jorge Rivero

Tony Luhan
James Faulkner's headshot

James Faulkner

Aldous Huxley

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