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The Rainbow is a 1989 British drama film directed by Ken Russell. The story, adapted from the D. H. Lawrence novel The Rainbow, is a prequel to Lawrence's Women in Love. Sammi Davis stars as Ursula, a sheltered young pupil, then schoolteacher, who's taken under the wing (sexually and otherwise) by the more sophisticated Winifred (Amanda Donohoe). Glenda Jackson appears as the mother of the character she played in Women in Love. Leonard Maltin commented that "Many beautiful and striking moments don't quite gel, but still worth watching". The film was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival.
Original Release
05/26/1989
US Release
05/26/1989
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sammi Davis | Ursula Brangwen |
Paul McGann | Anton Skrebensky |
Amanda Donohoe | Winifred Inger |
Christopher Gable | Will Brangwen |
David Hemmings | Uncle Henry |
Dudley Sutton | MacAllister |
Jim Carter | Mr. Harby |
Judith Paris | Miss Harby |
Kenneth Colley | Mr. Brunt |
Glenda McKay | Gudrun Brangwen |
Directors
Writers
Ken Russell, Vivian Russell, D.H. Lawrence
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sammi Davis | Ursula Brangwen |
Paul McGann | Anton Skrebensky |
Amanda Donohoe | Winifred Inger |
Christopher Gable | Will Brangwen |
David Hemmings | Uncle Henry |
Dudley Sutton | MacAllister |
Jim Carter | Mr. Harby |
Judith Paris | Miss Harby |
Kenneth Colley | Mr. Brunt |
Glenda McKay | Gudrun Brangwen |
Mark Owen | Jim Richards |
Ralph Nossek | Vicar |
Nicola Stephenson | Ethel |
Molly Russell | Molly Brangwen |
Alan Edmondson | Billy Brangwen |
Rupert Russell | Rupert Brangwen |
Richard Platt | Chauffeur |
Bernard Latham | Uncle Alfred |
John Tams | Uncle Frank |
Zoe Brown | Ursula (aged 3) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Dan Ireland | Executive Producer |
William J. Quigley | Executive Producer |
Ken Russell | Producer |
Jeremy Bolt | Producer |
Ronaldo Vasconcellos | Producer |
Neville Cawas Bardoliwalla | Producer |