Priest of Love

Priest of Love

98 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 11, 1981

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."

Priest of Love

98 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 11, 1981

Priest of Love
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."
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Viscount, Milesian Films
Original title Priest of Love
Directors Graham Fowler, Nigel Goldsack, Pamela Mann, Christopher Miles
Writers Harry T. Moore, Alan Plater

Cast

Ian McKellen

as D.H. Lawrence

Janet Suzman

as Frieda Lawrence

Ava Gardner

as Mabel Dodge Luhan

Penelope Keith

as Dorothy Brett

Maurizio Merli

as Angelo Ravagli

John Gielgud

as Herbert G. Muskett

Jorge Rivero

as Tony Luhan

James Faulkner

as Aldous Huxley

Mike Gwilym

as John Middleton Murry

Massimo Ranieri

as Piero Pini

Marjorie Yates

as Ada Lawrence

Wendy Allnutt

as Maria Huxley

Jane Booker

as Barbara Weekley

Sarah Brackett

as Achsah Brewster

Elio Pandolfi

as Pino Orioli

Adrienne Burgess

as Katherine Mansfield

Patrick Holt

as Arthur Lawrence

Burnell Tucker

as Earl Brewster

Mike Morris

as Dr. Uhfelder

Natasha Buchanan

as Jessie Chambers

Anne Dyson

as Lydia Lawrence

Sarah Miles

as Film Star

Mellan Mitchell

as Aga Khan

Madalyn Aslan

as Harwood Brewster

Graziana Cappellini

as Giulia Pini

Francesco Carnelutti

as Italian Reporter

Daniel Chatto

as Aquitania Officer

Cyrus Elias

as Italian Reporter

Graham Faulkner

as Cornish Farmer

Julian Fellowes

as Barbara's Fiancé

John Flint

as Policeman

Gareth Forwood

as Photographer on Aquitania

Debbie Gillett

as Autograph Hunter

David Glover

as Warren Gallery Reporter

Roy Herrick

as Warren Gallery Reporter

John Hudson

as Clerk to Herbert G. Muskett

Wolf Kahler

as German Officer

Andrew McCulloch

as British Sergeant

Brian McDermott

as Policeman

Adrian Montano

as Tinsmith

Andrea Occhipinti

as Young Printer

Niall Padden

as British Soldier

Shane Rimmer

as Chief Immigration Officer

Roger Sloman

as English Reporter

Vicki Michelle

as Millie

Derek Martin

as Police Sergeant