The Virgin and the Gypsy (film)

The Virgin and the Gypsy
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Directed byChristopher Miles
Written byAlan Plater
Based onThe Virgin and the Gypsy
by D. H. Lawrence
Produced byKenneth Harper
StarringJoanna Shimkus
Franco Nero
Honor Blackman
Mark Burns
Fay Compton
Maurice Denham
CinematographyRobert Huke
Edited byPaul Davies
Music byPatrick Gowers
Production
company
Kenwood Productions
Distributed byLondon Screen
Release dates
  • 15 May 1970 (1970-05-15) (Cannes Film Festival)
  • 30 June 1970 (1970-06-30) (New York)
  • 3 July 1970 (1970-07-03) (London)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.4 million[1]

The Virgin and the Gypsy is a 1970 British drama film directed by Christopher Miles and starring Joanna Shimkus and Franco Nero. The screenplay by Alan Plater was based on the novella of the same name by D. H. Lawrence. The film was voted "Best Film of the Year" by both the UK and USA critics.[2]

  1. ^ Leonard Sloane (12 July 1970). "Spotlight:: Financing the Films: New Ideas". The New York Times. p. 100.
  2. ^ Youlgrave Bugle (June 2020 No. 226) "Remembering the Virgin and the Gypsy"