Priest of Love
Priest of Love

Priest of Love

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1981
1h 38m
4.8(13 votes)
Drama
Romance

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."

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46 members
Acting

Ian McKellen

D.H. Lawrence

Ian McKellen
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Janet Suzman

Frieda Lawrence

Janet Suzman
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Ava Gardner

Mabel Dodge Luhan

Ava Gardner
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Penelope Keith

Dorothy Brett

Penelope Keith
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Maurizio Merli

Angelo Ravagli

Maurizio Merli
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John Gielgud

Herbert G. Muskett

John Gielgud
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Jorge Rivero

Tony Luhan

Jorge Rivero
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James Faulkner

Aldous Huxley

James Faulkner
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Mike Gwilym

John Middleton Murry

Mike Gwilym
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Massimo Ranieri

Piero Pini

Massimo Ranieri
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Marjorie Yates

Ada Lawrence

Marjorie Yates
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Wendy Allnutt

Maria Huxley

Wendy Allnutt
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Jane Booker

Barbara Weekley

Jane Booker
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Sarah Brackett

Achsah Brewster

Sarah Brackett
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Elio Pandolfi

Pino Orioli

Elio Pandolfi
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Adrienne Burgess

Katherine Mansfield

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Patrick Holt

Arthur Lawrence

Patrick Holt
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Burnell Tucker

Earl Brewster

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Mike Morris

Dr. Uhfelder

Mike Morris
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Natasha Buchanan

Jessie Chambers

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Anne Dyson

Lydia Lawrence

Anne Dyson
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Sarah Miles

Film Star

Sarah Miles
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Mellan Mitchell

Aga Khan

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Madalyn Aslan

Harwood Brewster

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Graziana Cappellini

Giulia Pini

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Francesco Carnelutti

Italian Reporter

Francesco Carnelutti
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Daniel Chatto

Aquitania Officer

Daniel Chatto
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Cyrus Elias

Italian Reporter

Cyrus Elias
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Graham Faulkner

Cornish Farmer

Graham Faulkner
Writing

Julian Fellowes

Barbara's Fiancé

Julian Fellowes
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John Flint

Policeman

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Gareth Forwood

Photographer on Aquitania

Gareth Forwood
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Debbie Gillett

Autograph Hunter

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David Glover

Warren Gallery Reporter

No Image
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Roy Herrick

Warren Gallery Reporter

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John Hudson

Clerk to Herbert G. Muskett

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Wolf Kahler

German Officer

Wolf Kahler
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Andrew McCulloch

British Sergeant

Andrew McCulloch
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Brian McDermott

Policeman

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Adrian Montano

Tinsmith

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Production

Andrea Occhipinti

Young Printer

Andrea Occhipinti
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Niall Padden

British Soldier

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Shane Rimmer

Chief Immigration Officer

Shane Rimmer
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Roger Sloman

English Reporter

Roger Sloman
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Vicki Michelle

Millie

Vicki Michelle
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Derek Martin

Police Sergeant

Derek Martin

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