Priest of Love (1981)

Priest of Love (1981)

He was D.H. Lawrence. She was his Lady Chatterly. Their extraordinary romance was more tempestuous than any he wrote. 1981-10-11 United Kingdom 98 Min. PG-13
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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."

Cast

Ian McKellen is D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
Janet Suzman is Frieda Lawrence
Frieda Lawrence
Ava Gardner is Mabel Dodge Luhan
Mabel Dodge Luhan
Penelope Keith is Dorothy Brett
Dorothy Brett
Maurizio Merli is Angelo Ravagli
Angelo Ravagli
John Gielgud is Herbert G. Muskett
Herbert G. Muskett
Jorge Rivero is Tony Luhan
Tony Luhan
James Faulkner is Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
Mike Gwilym is John Middleton Murry
John Middleton Murry
Massimo Ranieri is Piero Pini
Piero Pini
Marjorie Yates is Ada Lawrence
Ada Lawrence
Wendy Allnutt is Maria Huxley
Maria Huxley