Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
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This adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterly's Lover stars Sylvia Kristel as Constance Chatterly, the young wife of an emotionally distant aristocrat in 1910's England, who becomes only less accessible to his spouse when he loses the use of his legs in World War I. He gives… More This adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterly's Lover stars Sylvia Kristel as Constance Chatterly, the young wife of an emotionally distant aristocrat in 1910's England, who becomes only less accessible to his spouse when he loses the use of his legs in World War I. He gives her leave to take up a lover, but when Constance turns to the bed of the low-born groundskeeper, Mellors (Nicholas Clay), she not only discovers what passionate lovemaking is really like, but also experiences actual intimacy and love for the first time, leading to a dramatic love triangle, and a bevy of subtext about classism and emotional freedome. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Just Jaeckin
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- In Theaters
- May 7, 1982 Wide
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Cast
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Sylvia Kristel
as Constance Chatterley
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Shane Briant
as Clifford Chatterley
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Nicholas Clay
as Oliver Mellers
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Ann Mitchell
as Mrs. Bolton
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Elizabeth Spriggs
as Lady Eva
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Peter Bennett
as Butler
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Anthony Head
as Anton
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Bessie Love
as Flora
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Ryan Michael
as Gigolo
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Frank Morey
as Priest
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Pascale Ridault
as Hilda
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John Tynan
as Roberts
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Mark Colleano
as Gigolo
- Frank Moorey
- Pascale Rivault