The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
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- R
- 2h 4min
- Drama, Romance
- 16 Oct 1981 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 15 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Meryl Streep | ... |
Sarah and Anna
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Jeremy Irons | ... |
Charles and Mike
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Hilton McRae | ... |
Sam
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Emily Morgan | ... |
Mary
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Charlotte Mitchell | ... |
Mrs. Tranter
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Lynsey Baxter | ... |
Ernestina
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Jean Faulds | ... |
Cook
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Peter Vaughan | ... |
Mr. Freeman
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Colin Jeavons | ... |
Vicar
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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 Griffiths | ... |
Sir Tom
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Graham Fletcher-Cook | ... |
Delivery Boy
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Richard Hope | ... |
3rd Assistant
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Michael Elwyn | ... |
Montague
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Toni Palmer | ... |
Mrs. Endicott
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Cecily Hobbs | ... |
Betty Anne
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Doreen Mantle | ... |
Lady on Train
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David Warner | ... |
Murphy
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Alun Armstrong | ... |
Grimes
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Gérard Falconetti | ... |
Davide
(as Gerard Falconetti)
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Penelope Wilton | ... |
Sonia
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Joanna Joseph | ... |
Lizzie
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Jude Alderson | ... |
Red Haired Prostitute
(as Judith Alderson)
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Cora Kinnaird | ... |
2nd Prostitute
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Orlando Fraser | ... |
Tom Elliott
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Fredrika Morton | ... |
Girl
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Alice Maschler | ... |
2nd Girl
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Michael Dickins | ... |
Fisherman (uncredited)
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Peter Fraser | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Georgina Hale | ... |
Actress at Wrap Party (uncredited)
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Vicky Ireland | ... |
(uncredited)
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Janet Rawson | ... |
(uncredited)
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John Simpkin | ... |
Maid's Boyfriend (uncredited)
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Clare Travers-Deacon | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
Karel Reisz |
Written by
John Fowles | ... | (novel) |
Harold Pinter | ... | (screenplay) |
Karel Reisz | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Leon Clore | ... | producer |
Geoffrey Helman | ... | associate producer |
Tom Maschler | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Carl Davis |
Cinematography by
Freddie Francis | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
John Bloom |
Editorial Department
Jeremy Hume | ... | assistant editor |
Chris Kennedy | ... | second assistant editor |
Chris Ridsdale | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Patsy Pollock |
Production Design by
Assheton Gorton |
Art Direction by
Allan Cameron | ||
Norman Dorme | ||
Terry Pritchard |
Set Decoration by
Ann Mollo |
Costume Design by
Tom Rand |
Makeup Department
Sue Barradell | ... | make-up |
Simon Thompson | ... | hairdresser |
Production Management
Chris Burt | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Hoult | ... | assistant director |
Peter Kohn | ... | second assistant director |
Mathew Simmons | ... | third assistant director |
Paul Tivers | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
George Dean | ... | painter |
Trisha Edwards | ... | property buyer (as Tricia Edwards) |
Dennis Fruin | ... | property master |
Toddy Roche | ... | property buyer (as Toddie Roche) |
Sally Scott | ... | artist: Sarah's drawings |
Fred Walker | ... | construction manager |
Andy Aitken | ... | plasterer (uncredited) |
Ken Barley | ... | plasterer (uncredited) |
Mark Fruin | ... | stand-by propman (uncredited) |
John Ralph | ... | art researcher (uncredited) |
Cliff Robinson | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Peter Russell | ... | junior draughtsman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Rocky Phelan | ... | sound assistant |
Bill Rowe | ... | sound re-recordist |
Don Sharpe | ... | sound editor |
Ivan Sharrock | ... | sound recordist |
Ken Weston | ... | boom operator |
Don Banks | ... | sound camera (uncredited) |
Lionel Strutt | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Alan Bryce | ... | special effects |
Nobby Clark | ... | special effects (as Nobby Clarke) |
Paul Corbould | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Ricky Farns | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
John Humphreys | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
Garth Inns | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Michael White | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Nick Wass | ... | optical cameraman (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Annand | ... | clapper loader |
Frank Connor | ... | still photographer |
Jim Dawes | ... | grip |
Phil Gries | ... | behind the scenes cameraman |
Gordon Hayman | ... | camera operator |
Roy Larner | ... | gaffer |
Tim Ross | ... | focus puller |
Steve Blake | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Bill Geddes | ... | grip (uncredited) |
John Matthews | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maureen Booth | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Austin Cooper | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Brenda Dabbs | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Joanna Johnston | ... | assistant to costume designer |
Location Management
David Barron | ... | location manager |
Barry Beckett | ... | location manager |
Peter Dolman | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Skaila Kanga | ... | musician: harp |
Carl Davis | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Brian Gascoigne | ... | music arranger: additional arrangements (uncredited) |
Christopher Palmer | ... | music assistant: Carl Davis (uncredited) |
John Richards | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Kay Fenton | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
Richard Booz | ... | transportation captain |
Colin Morris | ... | personal driver / personal driver: Meryl streep |
Additional Crew
Len Cave | ... | production accountant |
Mon Mohan | ... | title designer |
Julia Robinson | ... | production assistant |
John William Ault | ... | film extra (uncredited) |
Brian Brockwell | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
Jack Churchill | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
Simon Cook | ... | unit nurse (uncredited) |
Vanessa French | ... | producer's secretary (uncredited) |
Joy Helman | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Mark Mostyn | ... | runner (uncredited) |
Mary Salter | ... | assistant to Karel Reisz (uncredited) |
David Wilder | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1981) (United States) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1981) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Rank Filmes de Portugal (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- United Artists (UA) (1982) (Japan) (theatrical)
- United Artists Corporation (1982) (India) (theatrical) (Bombay)
- United Artists (1982) (Argentina) (theatrical) (as Artistas Unidos)
- United Artists (1982) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1982) (Finland) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1982) (France) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1982) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (Germany) (VHS)
- Scanvideo (1988) (Finland) (video)
- WGN (1987) (United States) (tv)
- TV3 (1988) (Finland) (tv)
- Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
- Nelonen (1997) (Finland) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1998) (Finland) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2001) (Finland) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- SET India (2008) (India) (tv) (Chennai)
- The Criterion Collection (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Collection (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2020) (World-wide)
- United Artists (A-Asia) (1981) (Australia) (theatrical)
- United Artists Europa (1981) (Italy) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1982) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Video (United States) (VHS)
- Esselte Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Fox Video Japan (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
- Pidax Film (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinefex Ltd. (title opticals)
- Cosprop (supplier: period costumes)
- DRG Records (soundtrack)
- Film Wheels Ltd. (transportation)
- Lee Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
- Lightflex America Inc. (photographed with)
- Mayflower Recording (adr recording)
- Modern VideoFilm (post-production facilities) (restoration)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In nineteenth century England Charles, a paleontologist, is engaged to be married, but who falls in love with outcast Sarah, whose melancholy makes her leave him after a short, but passionate affair. Anna (Meryl Streep) and Mike (Jeremy Irons), who play the characters of Sarah and Charles, go, during the shooting of the movie, through a relationship that runs parallel to that of their characters.
Written by Leon Wolters |
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Taglines | She was lost from the moment she saw him. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $8,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The novel "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1969) does not feature the subplot of the actors and actresses playing the parts in a modern day movie. The novel did, however, feature three alternate endings, from which readers could choose their favorite. Creating two parallel story lines allowed the filmmakers to include two of those endings, one happy and one tragic. See more » |
Goofs | While at the house in the Lake District, the reaction to Sarah being pushed to the ground by Charles is genuine. Meryl Streep actually hits her head on the floor and when Jeremy Irons acknowledges, she nods, giggles, and reorients herself in position next to him. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981). See more » |
Soundtracks | Adagio from Sonata in D, K 576 See more » |
Quotes |
Sarah:
I knew it was ordained that I should never marry an equal; so, I married shame. It is my shame that has kept me alive - my knowing that I am truly not like other women. I - I shall never, like them, have - children and a husband, and the pleasures of a home. Sometimes I pity them. I have a freedom they cannot understand. No insult, no blame, can touch me. I have set myself beyond the pale. I am nothing. I am hardly human any more. I am the French lieutenant's - whore! See more » |