The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)

She was lost from the moment she saw him.

  • Genre: Drama, Romance, History
  • Release Date: 1981-08-28
  • User Rating: 6.427/10 from 206 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 4min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Juniper Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Karel Reisz
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Summary

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.

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  • Meryl Streep

    as Sarah / Anna

  • Jeremy Irons

    as Charles Henry Smithson / Mike

  • Hilton McRae

    as Sam

  • Lynsey Baxter

    as Ernestina

  • Emily Morgan

    as Mary

  • Penelope Wilton

    as Sonia

  • Jean Faulds

    as Cook

  • Charlotte Mitchell

    as Mrs. Tranter

  • Peter Vaughan

    as Mr. Freeman

  • Colin Jeavons

    as Vicar

  • Liz Smith

    as Mrs. Fairley

  • Patience Collier

    as Mrs. Poulteney

  • John Barrett

    as Dairyman

  • Leo McKern

    as Dr. Grogan

  • Arabella Weir

    as Girl on Undercliff

  • Ben Forster

    as Boy on Undercliff

  • Richard Griffiths

    as Sir Tom

  • David Warner

    as Murphy

  • Catherine Willmer

    as Dr. Grogan's Housekeeper

  • Anthony Langdon

    as Asylum Keeper

  • Edward Duke

    as Nathaniel

  • Graham Fletcher-Cook

    as Delivery Boy

  • Richard Hope

    as 3rd Assistant

  • Michael Elwyn

    as Montague

  • Toni Palmer

    as Mrs Endicott

  • Cecily Hobbs

    as Betty Anne

  • Doreen Mantle

    as Lady on the Train

  • Alun Armstrong

    as Grimes

  • Gérard Falconetti

    as Davide

  • Joanna Joseph

    as Lizzie

  • Jude Alderson

    as Red Haired Prostitute

  • Cora Kinnaird

    as 2nd Prostitute

  • Orlando Fraser

    as Tom Elliott

  • Fredrika Morton

    as Girl

  • Alice Maschler

    as 2nd Girl
Writing John Fowles Novel
Sound Carl Davis Original Music Composer
Production Leon Clore Producer
Editing John Bloom Editor
Directing Karel Reisz Director
Writing Harold Pinter Screenplay
Camera Freddie Francis Director of Photography
Art Assheton Gorton Production Design
Art George Dean Painter
Costume & Make-Up Tom Rand Costume Design
Directing Paul Tivers Third Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Simon Thompson Hairdresser
Camera Tim Ross Focus Puller
Costume & Make-Up Sue Barradell Makeup Artist
Production Geoffrey Helman Associate Producer
Sound Ivan Sharrock Sound Recordist
Art Fred Walker Construction Manager
Lighting Roy Larner Gaffer
Editing Chris Ridsdale Assistant Editor
Production Tom Maschler Associate Producer
Camera Alan Annand Clapper Loader
Camera Gordon Hayman Camera Operator
Art Terry Pritchard Art Direction
Directing Richard Hoult Assistant Director
Art Ann Mollo Set Decoration
Directing Peter Kohn Second Assistant Director
Camera Frank Connor Still Photographer
Art Allan Cameron Art Direction
Sound Ken Weston Boom Operator
Costume & Make-Up Brenda Dabbs Wardrobe Supervisor
Production Patsy Pollock Casting
Art Dennis Fruin Property Master
Sound Don Sharpe Sound Editor
Art Norman Dorme Art Direction
Directing Mathew Simmons Third Assistant Director
Editing Jeremy Hume Assistant Editor

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