Priest of Love 1981

Synopsis:

Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow," D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they return to England for a short time, then to Italy, where Lawrence writes "Lady Chatterley's Lover."

Directed by: Christopher Miles
Written by: Alan Plater
Release date: 1981-10-11
Runtime: 98 minutes
Tagline: He was D.H. Lawrence. She was his Lady Chatterly. Their extraordinary romance was more tempestuous than any he wrote.
Cast:
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
D.H. Lawrence 
Janet Suzman
Janet Suzman
Frieda Lawrence 
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Mabel Dodge Luhan 
Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith
Dorothy Brett 
Maurizio Merli
Maurizio Merli
Angelo Ravagli 
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
Herbert G. Muskett