The Chatterley Affair

Mar 20, 2006

1h 30m

★ 4.9

Overview

The trial, under The Obscene Publications Act, of the publishers of D.H. Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'in 1960 was a sensation that consumed the nation. The movie follows two fictional jurors, Helena and Keith, who become passionate lovers during the course of the trial and whose affair mirrors the themes of the novel.

Genres

Drama

Romance

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Cast

Keith

Rafe Spall

Helena

Louise Delamere

Jocular Juror

Gerard Horan

Older Helena

Claire Bloom

Vera

Mary Healey

Richard Hoggart

David Tennant

Bernadine Wall

Montserrat Lombard

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