Drama ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1970 · 1h 35m

The Virgin and the Gypsy

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Director
Christopher Miles
Cast
Joanna Shimkus as Yvette Franco Nero as The gypsy Honor Blackman as Mrs. Fawcett Mark Burns as Major Eastwood Fay Compton as Grandma Maurice Denham as The Rector
Crew
Robert Huke — Director of Photography Patrick Gowers — Original Music Composer Alan Plater — Writer Kenneth Harper — Producer
Tagline

The minister's daughter. Her father taught her about God. The gypsy taught her about Heaven.

Synopsis

Film adaptation from the novel by D.H. Lawrence, discovered after the celebrated author's death in 1930, a romantic love story tells of a prim young English girl who is sexually attracted to a seductively virile gypsy. The climatic dam burst is linked with the consummation of her desire.

Mood & Themes
virginbased on novel or bookgypsyerotic movie
Key Collaborators
Christopher Miles Director Robert Huke Director of Photography Patrick Gowers Original Music Composer Alan Plater Writer Kenneth Harper Producer
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