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| Alan Bates | ... | Rupert Birkin | |
| Oliver Reed | ... | Gerald Crich | |
| Glenda Jackson | ... | Gudrun Brangwen | |
| Jennie Linden | ... | Ursula Brangwen | |
| Eleanor Bron | ... | Hermione Roddice | |
| Alan Webb | ... | Thomas Crich | |
| Vladek Sheybal | ... | Loerke | |
| Catherine Willmer | ... | Mrs. Crich | |
| Phoebe Nicholls | ... | Winifred Crich (as Sarah Nicholls) | |
| Sharon Gurney | ... | Laura Crich | |
| Christopher Gable | ... | Tibby Lupton | |
| Michael Gough | ... | Tom Brangwen | |
| Norma Shebbeare | ... | Mrs. Brangwen | |
| Nike Arrighi | ... | Contessa | |
| James Laurenson | ... | Minister | |
| Michael Graham Cox | ... | Palmer | |
| Richard Heffer | ... | Loerke's Friend | |
| Michael Garratt | ... | Maestro | |
| Leslie Anderson | ... | Barber | |
| Charles Workman | ... | Gittens | |
| Barrie Fletcher | ... | Miner | |
| Brian Osborne | ... | Miner | |
| Christopher Ferguson | ... | Basis Crich | |
| Richard Fitzgerald | ... | Salsie | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Alex 'Alien' Russell | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Petra Siniawski | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Ken Russell | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Larry Kramer | writer | |
| D.H. Lawrence | novel | |
Produced by | |||
| Roy Baird | .... | associate producer | |
| Larry Kramer | .... | producer | |
| Martin Rosen | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Georges Delerue | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Billy Williams | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Michael Bradsell | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Kenneth Jones | (as Ken Jones) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Harry Cordwell | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Shirley Russell | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Charles E. Parker | .... | makeup artist (as Charles Parker) | |
| A.G. Scott | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Neville C. Thompson | .... | unit manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jonathan Benson | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Luciana Arrighi | .... | set dresser | |
| George Ball | .... | property master | |
| Jack Carter | .... | construction supervisor | |
| Luciana Arrighi | .... | set designer (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Maurice Askew | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Terry Rawlings | .... | dubbing editor | |
| Brian Simmons | .... | sound recordist | |
| Lionel Strutt | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Stephen Claydon | .... | assistant camera | |
| George Cole | .... | electrical supervisor | |
| David Harcourt | .... | camera operator | |
| Paul Borg | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
| Steve Claydon | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Shura Cohen | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Chris Kelly | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Georges Delerue | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Angela Allen | .... | continuity | |
| Harry Benn | .... | production controller | |
| Lee Bolon | .... | location manager | |
| Tom Erhardt | .... | assistant to producers | |
| Terry Gilbert | .... | choreographer | |
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This faithful adaptation by Ken Russell of one of D.H. Lawrence's best works is just as powerful & just as profound now, over 30 years after its initial release. The story is set in England a few years after World War I, at a time when many women of marriageable age were forced to examine their assumptions about relationships. When the Brangwen sisters complain about the lack of men, it's true. Many of the men who should have been available to them were lost in the war.
The film was made @ the dawn of the women's movement, once again a time when many women of a certain age were driven to examine their own assumptions about relationships, and looked to Lawrence (& then to Russell) for answers to questions beyond words.
This is not to deny the importance of the men in this story. Both Rupert & Gerald are drawn to the kind of women who ask these questions. Both of them have a myriad of other choices, but they're not satified by less.
So Russell finds a visual way to tell this story, & much of it would seem to be "over the top" were it not so obviously sincere & courageous. Glenda Jackson, a relative unknown at the time, won her first Oscar. We agree. She gives an extraordinary performance in a most difficult role: Gudrun is not likeable, but she IS honest.