Priest of Love

98 minutes

10/11/1981

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 List

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