French Lieutenant's Woman, The

French Lieutenant's Woman, The

1981

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.

She was lost from the moment she saw him.

JBscale
73
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Romance
Length
2 hrs. 4 mins.
US Theatrical Release
September 18, 1981
US Box Office
$26,890,068 (#2950 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
MGM
Released
August 11, 2015
Acquired Date
March 11, 2025
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons
Hilton McRae
Hilton McRae
Emily Morgan
Emily Morgan
Lynsey Baxter
Lynsey Baxter
Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan
Liz Smith
Liz Smith
Leo McKern
Leo McKern
Arabella Weir
Arabella Weir
Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Richard Hope
Richard Hope
Michael Elwyn
Michael Elwyn
Doreen Mantle
Doreen Mantle
David Warner
David Warner
Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton

Directors

Karel Reisz
Karel Reisz

Producers

Leon Clore
Leon Clore

Writers

Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Fresh
83%
Tomatometer
30 votes
RT Hot
67%
Popcornmeter
242 votes
METASCORE
64
10 votes
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
15,810 votes

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