The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)

ALL 08/28/1981 (en) Drama, Romance, History 124 Min
  • Release
    08/28/1981
  • Production
    Juniper Films
  • Rotten tomato
    64.2%
  • Original title
    The French Lieutenant's Woman
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 2,689,068.00
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She was lost from the moment she saw him.

Overview

In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.

  1. Karel Reisz

    Director

  2. Story

  3. John Bloom

    Editor

  4. Leon Clore

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Meryl Streep

    Sarah / Anna

  2. Jeremy Irons

    Charles Henry Smithson / Mike

  3. Hilton McRae

    Sam

  4. Lynsey Baxter

    Ernestina

  5. Emily Morgan

    Mary

  6. Penelope Wilton

    Sonia

  7. Jean Faulds

    Cook

  8. Charlotte Mitchell

    Mrs. Tranter

  9. Peter Vaughan

    Mr. Freeman

  10. Colin Jeavons

    Vicar

  11. Liz Smith

    Mrs. Fairley

  12. Patience Collier

    Mrs. Poulteney

  13. John Barrett

    Dairyman

  14. Leo McKern

    Dr. Grogan

  15. Arabella Weir

    Girl on Undercliff

  16. Ben Forster

    Boy on Undercliff

  17. Richard Griffiths

    Sir Tom

  18. David Warner

    Murphy

  19. Catherine Willmer

    Dr. Grogan's Housekeeper

  20. Anthony Langdon

    Asylum Keeper

  21. Edward Duke

    Nathaniel

  22. Graham Fletcher-Cook

    Delivery Boy

  23. Richard Hope

    3rd Assistant

  24. Michael Elwyn

    Montague

  25. Toni Palmer

    Mrs Endicott

  26. Cecily Hobbs

    Betty Anne

  27. Doreen Mantle

    Lady on the Train

  28. Alun Armstrong

    Grimes

  29. Gérard Falconetti

    Davide

  30. Joanna Joseph

    Lizzie

  31. Jude Alderson

    Red Haired Prostitute

  32. Cora Kinnaird

    2nd Prostitute

  33. Orlando Fraser

    Tom Elliott

  34. Fredrika Morton

    Girl

  35. Alice Maschler

    2nd Girl

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 35 , Crews : 36

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The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) 124 Min

ALL 08/28/1981 (en)
Drama, Romance, History
  • Release 08/28/1981
  • Production
    Juniper Films
  • Original title The French Lieutenant's Woman
  • en
  • Revenue2,689,068.00

She was lost from the moment she saw him.

Overview

In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.

  1. Karel Reisz

    Director

  2. Story

  3. John Bloom

    Editor

  4. Leon Clore

    Producer