Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Caroline Lamb is a 1972 British epic romantic drama film based on the life of Lady Caroline Lamb, novelist, sometime lover of Lord Byron and wife of politician William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (later Prime Minister). The only film written and directed by Robert Bolt, it starred his wife, Sarah Miles, as Lady Caroline, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, John Mills, Margaret Leighton and Michael Wilding.
Plot
Caroline Ponsonby (Sarah Miles) accepts a marriage proposal from William Lamb (Jon Finch). Despite the misgivings of his mother, the marriage seems happy enough at first, a love match, but on their honeymoon in Italy William becomes concerned about Lady Caroline's wilful behaviour, which leads to a man's death. Back in England William is seen as a political "coming man", respected by parliamentarians both Whig and Tory. Meanwhile Lady Caroline meets the poverty stricken Lord Byron (Richard Chamberlain), and visits his modest flat. To her husband, she claims to find Byron "disturbing" and that she will not see him again.
Cast
- Bernard Kay
- Caterina Boratto
- Charles Carson
- Fanny Rowe
- Ivor Salter
- Janet Key
- Jim O'Brady
- John Mills
- Jon Finch
- Laurence Olivier
- Margaret Leighton
- Mario Maranzana
- Michael Wilding
- Nicholas Field
- Norman Mitchell
- Pamela Brown
- Peter Bull
- Preston Lockwood
- Ralph Richardson
- Ralph Truman
- Richard Chamberlain
- Richard Hurndall
- Robert Harris
- Sarah Miles
- Silvia Monti
- Sonia Dresdel
- Trevor Peacock
More details
| author | Robert Bolt |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Robert Bolt |
| editor | Norman Savage |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | anne isabella millbanke black slave broken heart chief secretary for ireland childe harold\'s pilgrimage cut disturb duke of wellington gather holland house lady byron lord byron marriage proposal mental health misgive wellington |
| musicBy | Richard Rodney Bennett |
| producer | Bernard Williams Fernando Ghia Franco Cristaldi |
| productionCompany | Pulsar Productions |
| publisher | EMI Films United Artists |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |
| theme | biographical drama romantic drama |