Priest Of Love (1981)
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The later years of the life of author D.H. Lawrence are dramatized in this screen biography. Following the controversial reception of his novel The Rainbow, David Herbert Lawrence (Ian McKellen) and his wife Frieda (Janet Suzman) leave England for the U.S., where they hope that Lawrence's bold… More The later years of the life of author D.H. Lawrence are dramatized in this screen biography. Following the controversial reception of his novel The Rainbow, David Herbert Lawrence (Ian McKellen) and his wife Frieda (Janet Suzman) leave England for the U.S., where they hope that Lawrence's bold themes will be received in a more tolerant climate. Such is not the case, and the Lawrences travel first to Mexico, and then to Italy while David attempts to complete and then publish his best known (and most controversial) work, Lady Chatterley's Lover. However, as the furor over the book taxes David's well being, tuberculosis saps his physical health. The supporting cast includes John Gielgud as censorship crusader Herbert G. Muskett and Ava Gardner as Mabel Dodge Luhan. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Christopher Miles
- Written By
- Alan Plater, Harry T. Moore
- Genres
- Drama
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- In Theaters
- Oct 11, 1981 Limited
- Studio
- HBO Video
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Priest of Love is at once an unusual love story and a riveting portrait of D.H. Lawrence.
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Cast
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Ian McKellen
as D.H. Lawrence
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Janet Suzman
as Frieda Lawrence
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Ava Gardner
as Mabel Dodge Luhan
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Penelope Keith
as Dorothy Brett
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Jorge Rivero
as Tony Luhan
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Maurizio Merli
as Angelo Ravagli
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John Gielgud
as Herbert G. Muskett
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James Faulkner
as Aldous Huxley
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Mike Gwilym
as John Middleton Murry
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Massimo Ranieri
as Piero Pini
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Marjorie Yates
as Ada Lawrence
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Jane Booker
as Barbara Weekley
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Wendy Allnutt
as Maria Huxley
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Elio Pandolfi
as Pino Orioli
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Sarah Miles
as Actress
- Andrew Lodge
- Andrew McCulloch
- Wolf Kahler
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Patrick Holt
as Arthur Lawrence
- Derek Martin
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Burnell Tucker
as Earl Brewster
- Gareth Forwood
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Sarah Brackett
as Achsah Brewster
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Anne Dyson
as Lydia Lawrence
- David Glover
- Shane Rimmer
- Francesco Carnelutti
- Daniel Chatto
- Cyrus Elias
- Graham Faulkner
- Julian Fellowes
- John Hudson
- Paco Mauri
- Brian McDermott
- Helen Mirren
- Andrea Occhipinti
- Roger Sloman
- Niall Padden
- Roy Herrick
- Sean Mathias
- Hermino Carrasco
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Mellan Mitchell
as Aga Khan
