Ken Russell's rather loose adaptation of the last part of D.H. Lawrence's "The Rainbow" sees impulsive young Ursula coming of age in pastoral England around the time of the Boer War. At school, she is introduced to lovemaking by a bisexual physical education instructress. While experiencing disillusionment in her first career attempt (teaching), she has an affair with a young Army officer, who wants to marry her. Unable to accept a future of domesticity, she breaks with him, and eventually leaves home in search of her destiny.
Credits
The Rainbow Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Amanda Donohoe
She was 26, now 61 years old
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as Winifred Inger |
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Jim Carter
He was 40, now 75 years old
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as Mr. Harby |
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Nicola Stephenson
She was 17, now 52 years old
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as Ethel |
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Dudley Sutton
He was 56, 85 years old when he died
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as MacAllister |
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Sammi Davis
She was 24, now 59 years old
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as Ursula Brangwen |
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David Hemmings
He was 47, 62 years old when he died
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as Uncle Henry |
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Glenda Jackson
She was 52, now 87 years old
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as Anna Brangwen |
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Kenneth Colley
He was 51, now 86 years old
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as Mr. Brunt |
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Richard Platt
He was 36, now 71 years old
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as Chauffeur |
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Ralph Nossek
He was 66, 88 years old when he died
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as Vicar |
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Paul McGann
He was 29, now 64 years old
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as Anton Skrebensky |
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Molly Russell
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as Molly Brangwen |
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Judith Paris
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as Miss Harby |
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Glenda McKay
She was 18, now 53 years old
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as Gudrun Brangwen |
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Christopher Gable
He was 49, 58 years old when he died
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as Will Brangwen |
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Dani Behr
She was 18, now 53 years old
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as Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
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John Tams
He was 40, now 75 years old
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as Uncle Frank |
The Rainbow Crew
