Lady Jane | |
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Directed by | Trevor Nunn |
Screenplay by | David Edgar |
Story by | Chris Bryant |
Produced by | Peter Snell |
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Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
Music by | Stephen Oliver |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $8.5 million |
Box office | $277,646[1] |
Lady Jane is a 1986 British costume-historical drama romance film, directed by Trevor Nunn, written by David Edgar, and starring Helena Bonham Carter as the title character. It tells the story of Lady Jane Grey, her marriage to Lord Guildford Dudley, and her reign as the "Nine Days' Queen" following the death of Edward VI of England.
The story had previously been turned into a 1936 film, Tudor Rose, and a 1923 silent film, Lady Jane Grey; Or, The Court of Intrigue.