The Wicked Lady (1983)

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Faye Dunaway stars in Michael Winner's labored re-make of the 1945 swashbuckler, which was co-scripted by Leslie Arliss, the original director of the 1945 film. Dunaway is Lady Barbara Skelton, a lady of the royal class, who becomes a highway robber, taking up with Captain Jerry Jackson (Alan… More Faye Dunaway stars in Michael Winner's labored re-make of the 1945 swashbuckler, which was co-scripted by Leslie Arliss, the original director of the 1945 film. Dunaway is Lady Barbara Skelton, a lady of the royal class, who becomes a highway robber, taking up with Captain Jerry Jackson (Alan Bates), a highwayman and her lover. Because of a notorious whiping scene in which Lady Barbara and Jackson's girlfriend (Marina Sirtis) take horsewhips to one another, tearing their clothing to strategically-placed ribbons, the film was held back from release because Winner refused to cut the salacious footage. After corralling author Kingsley Amis, and directors John Schlesinger, Karel Reisz, and Lindsay Anderson to attest to the redeeming social value of the scene, the scene stayed in the film. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 39 min.
Directed By: Michael Winner
Written By: Leslie Arliss, Michael Winner
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Oct 28, 1983 Wide

Critic Reviews

Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
It's all so delightfully over-the-top that it could only be disliked by persons approaching it as a serious drama.

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Cast

            Faye Dunaway as Lady Barbara Skelton

            Alan Bates as Jerry Jackson

            John Gielgud as Hogarth

            Denholm Elliott as Sir Ralph Skelton

            Prunella Scales as Lady Henrietta Kingsclere

            Oliver Tobias as Kit Locksby

            Glynis Barber as Caroline

            Joan Hickson as Aunt Agatha

            Helena McCarthy as Moll Skelton

            Mollie Maureen as Doll Skelton

            Marina Sirtis as Jackson's girl

            Nicholas Gecks as Ned Cotterell

            Hugh Millais as Uncle

            Guinevere John as Landlady at Inn

            Cyril Conway as Doctor

            Derek Francis as Lord Kingsclere

            David Gant as Clergyman at Church

            Lucy Hornak
            
            Tony Martin as Vendor at Tyburn

            Fiona McArthur as Bridesmaid

            Malcolm Mudie as Courtier

            Catherine Neilson as Customer in Shop

            Ellen Pollock as Mrs. Munce

            Maggie Rennie as Coach Passenger

            John Savident as Squire Thorton

            Ewen Solon as Clergyman at Tyburn

            Marianne Stone as Customer in Shop

            George Tovey as Man at Inn

            Dermot Walsh as Lord Marwood

            Arthur Whybrow as Storyteller at Tyburn

            Mark Burns as Charles II

            Roger Brierley as Clergymen at Tyburn Prison

            Celia Imrie as Servant at Inn

            John Pierce Jones as Ringleader at Tyburn

            Judy Maynard
            
            Robert Putt as Man at Tyburn

            Mark Sinden as Lord Dolman

            Norman Mitchell as Man at Inn

            Teresa Codling as Nell Gwynne

            Pamela Cundell as Coach Passenger

            Terence Mountain as Law Officer

            Tony Martin (VIII)
            
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