Directed by:
Ken RussellScreenplay:
Larry KramerCinematography:
Billy WilliamsComposer:
Georges DelerueCast:
Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson, Eleanor Bron, Alan Webb, Vladek Sheybal, Michael Gough, Jennie Linden, Phoebe Nicholls, Brian Osborne (more)Plots(1)
Ken Russell’s celebrated and controversial film is a lyrical take on love and death as experienced by a Britain ravaged by World War One. Based on D. H. Lawrence’s acclaimed novel, it tells the story of two couples trapped between the pressure to follow convention and the urge to explore a Bohemian lifestyle. Set against the lush English landscape, the protagonists engage with nature in a direct and sensuous way, each searching for love but unsure what it means. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Alan Bates
UK
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Oliver Reed
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Glenda Jackson
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Eleanor Bron
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Alan Webb
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Vladek Sheybal
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Michael Gough
Malaysia
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Jennie Linden
UK
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Phoebe Nicholls
UK
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Brian Osborne
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Catherine Willmer
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Richard Heffer
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James Laurenson
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Norma Shebbeare
UK
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Sharon Gurney
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Christopher Gable
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