Iris

Iris

91 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 14, 2001

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Iris

91 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 14, 2001

Iris
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Miramax, BBC Films, Intermedia Films, Mirage Enterprises, Fox Iris Productions
Original title Iris
Directors Richard Eyre
Writers John Bayley, Charles Wood, Richard Eyre

Cast

Kate Winslet

as Young Iris Murdoch

Judi Dench

as Iris Murdoch

Jim Broadbent

as John Bayley

Hugh Bonneville

as Young John Bayley

Penelope Wilton

as Janet Stone

Samuel West

as Young Maurice

Timothy West

as Older Maurice

Kris Marshall

as Dr. Gudgeon

Juliet Aubrey

as Young Janet Stone

Derek Hutchinson

as Postman

Juliet Howland

as Emma Stone

Saira Todd

as Phillida Stone

Stephen Marcus

as Taxi Driver

Pauline McLynn

as Maureen

Eleanor Bron

as Principal

Angela Morant

as Hostess

Siobhan Hayes

as Check-Out Girl

Joan Bakewell

as BBC Presenter

Nancy Carroll

as BBC PA

Tom Mannion

as Neurologist

Charlotte Arkwright

as Young Phillida Stone

Harriet Arkwright

as Young Emma Stone

Matilda Allsopp

as Little Stone

Steve Edis

as Pianist

Emma Handy

as Policewoman

Gabrielle Reidy

as Tricia

Tony Blair

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

David Blunkett

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)