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Feature film — 1981

Priest of Love (1981)

5.01h 38mDrama — Romance

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."

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A high-signal pick with 14 votes.

Viscount / Milesian Films

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Director: Christopher Miles

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Cast & crew

Ian McKellen as D.H. Lawrence

Ian McKellen

D.H. Lawrence

Janet Suzman as Frieda Lawrence

Janet Suzman

Frieda Lawrence

Ava Gardner as Mabel Dodge Luhan

Ava Gardner

Mabel Dodge Luhan

Penelope Keith as Dorothy Brett

Penelope Keith

Dorothy Brett

Maurizio Merli as Angelo Ravagli

Maurizio Merli

Angelo Ravagli

John Gielgud as Herbert G. Muskett

John Gielgud

Herbert G. Muskett

Jorge Rivero as Tony Luhan

Jorge Rivero

Tony Luhan

James Faulkner as Aldous Huxley

James Faulkner

Aldous Huxley

Mike Gwilym as John Middleton Murry

Mike Gwilym

John Middleton Murry

Massimo Ranieri as Piero Pini

Massimo Ranieri

Piero Pini

Marjorie Yates as Ada Lawrence

Marjorie Yates

Ada Lawrence

Wendy Allnutt as Maria Huxley

Wendy Allnutt

Maria Huxley

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