The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981) - film review

Drama / Romance

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The French Lieutenant’s Woman is a British romantic film drama first released in 1981, directed by Karel Reisz. The film stars Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan and Charlotte Mitchell. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Karel Reisz
Script: John Fowles, Harold Pinter
Photo: Freddie Francis
Music: Carl Davis
Cast: Meryl Streep (Sarah), Jeremy Irons (Charles Henry Smithson), Hilton McRae (Sam), Emily Morgan (Mary), Charlotte Mitchell (Mrs. Tranter), Lynsey Baxter (Ernestina), Jean Faulds (Cook), Peter Vaughan (Mr. Freeman), Colin Jeavons (Vicar), Liz Smith (Mrs. Fairley), Patience Collier (Mrs. Poulteney), John Barrett (Dairyman), Leo McKern (Dr. Grogan), Arabella Weir (Girl on undercliff), Ben Forster (Boy on undercliff), Catherine Willmer (Dr. Grogan’s housekeeper), Anthony Langdon (Asylum keeper), Edward Duke (Nathaniel), Richard Griffiths (Sir Tom), Graham Fletcher-Cook (Delivery boy), Richard Hope (Assistant #3), Michael Elwyn (Montague), Toni Palmer (Mrs. Endicott), Cecily Hobbs (Betty Anne), Doreen Mantle (Lady on train), David Warner (Murphy), Alun Armstrong (Grimes), Gérard Falconetti (Davide), Penelope Wilton (Sonia), Joanna Joseph (Lizzie), Jude Alderson (Red-haired prostitute), Cora Kinnaird (Prostitute #2), Orlando Fraser (Tom Elliott), Fredrika Morton (Girl), Alice Maschler (Girl #2), Harriet Walter ((scenes deleted)), Vicky Ireland, Janet Rawson, Clare Travers-Deacon
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 124 min

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