Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981 film)
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| Directed by | Just Jaeckin |
| Produced by | André Djaoui Christopher Pearce Yoram Globus (executive producer) Menahem Golan (executive producer) |
| Written by | Marc Behm Just Jaeckin Christopher Wicking |
| Based on | Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence |
| Starring | Sylvia Kristel Nicholas Clay |
| Music by | Richard Harvey Stanley Myers |
| Cinematography | Robert Fraisse |
| Edited by | Eunice Mountjoy |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films (USA) Columbia Pictures (non-USA) |
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104 min |
| Country | United Kingdom France West Germany |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5–$2 million (est.)[1] |
| Box office | 1,134,750 admissions (France)[2] |
Lady Chatterley's Lover is a 1981 film directed by Just Jaeckin, and starring Sylvia Kristel and Nicholas Clay. It is an adaptation of the D. H. Lawrence novel of the same name.
Plot
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Cast
- Sylvia Kristel as Lady Constance Chatterley
- Shane Briant as Sir Clifford Chatterley
- Nicholas Clay as Oliver Mellors
- Ann Mitchell as Ivy Bolton
- Elizabeth Spriggs as Lady Eva
- Pascale Rivault as Hilda
- Peter Bennett as The Butler
- Anthony Head as Anton
- Frank Moorey as The Priest
- Bessie Love as Flora
- John Tynan as Roberts
- Michael Huston as Footman
- Fran Hunter as Maid
- Ryan Michael as Gigolo
- Mark Colleano as Gigolo
Reception
The film was not as popular as the filmmakers expected and Cannon films ended up recording a loss.[1] However the film later became more popular in the home video market in the mid 1980s.
Home video
The film is rated R16 in New Zealand.[citation needed]
See also
References
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- ↑ Sylvia Kristel French box office information at Box Office Story
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Lady Chatterley's Lover at IMDb
- Lady Chatterley's Lover at AllMovie
- Lady Chatterley's Lover at the TCM Movie Database
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