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The French Lieutenant's Woman

64.2 %|Aug 28, 1981|Drama, Romance, History

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.

Featured Crew

John Fowles
Novel
Carl Davis
Original Music Composer
Leon Clore
Producer
John Bloom
Editor
Karel Reisz
Director
Harold Pinter
Screenplay
Freddie Francis
Director of Photography
Assheton Gorton
Production Design

Cast

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Meryl Streep
Sarah / Anna
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Jeremy Irons
Charles Henry Smithson / Mike
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Lynsey Baxter
Ernestina
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Charlotte Mitchell
Mrs. Tranter
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Peter Vaughan
Mr. Freeman
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Liz Smith
Mrs. Fairley
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Patience Collier
Mrs. Poulteney
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John Barrett
Dairyman
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Leo McKern
Dr. Grogan
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Arabella Weir
Girl on Undercliff
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Ben Forster
Boy on Undercliff
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Catherine Willmer
Dr. Grogan's Housekeeper
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Anthony Langdon
Asylum Keeper
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Edward Duke
Nathaniel
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Richard Hope
3rd Assistant
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Toni Palmer
Mrs Endicott
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Cecily Hobbs
Betty Anne
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Doreen Mantle
Lady on the Train
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Jude Alderson
Red Haired Prostitute
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Cora Kinnaird
2nd Prostitute
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Orlando Fraser
Tom Elliott