Women in Love (film)
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Directed by | Ken Russell |
Produced by | Larry Kramer |
Written by | Larry Kramer D.H. Lawrence (novel) |
Starring | Alan Bates Oliver Reed Glenda Jackson Jennie Linden |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date(s) | September, 1969 (UK) |
Running time | 131 min. |
Language | English |
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Women in Love is a 1969 British film which tells the story of the relationships between men and women at the turn of the 19th century. It stars Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson and Jennie Linden.
The movie was adapted by Larry Kramer from the novel Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence. It was directed by Ken Russell.
It won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Glenda Jackson) and was nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
The movie is famous for an extended scene in which Alan Bates and Oliver Reed wrestle in the nude.