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The Lady's Not for Burning

  • TV Movie
  • 1987
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Cherie Lunghi in The Lady's Not for Burning (1987)
ComedyRomance

A war and world weary soldier tries to talk a witch-hunting cleric into hanging him. He is shaken from his quest for death when the beautiful Jennet is also committed for hanging as a witch.A war and world weary soldier tries to talk a witch-hunting cleric into hanging him. He is shaken from his quest for death when the beautiful Jennet is also committed for hanging as a witch.A war and world weary soldier tries to talk a witch-hunting cleric into hanging him. He is shaken from his quest for death when the beautiful Jennet is also committed for hanging as a witch.

  • Director
    • Julian Amyes
  • Writer
    • Christopher Fry
  • Stars
    • Kenneth Branagh
    • Cherie Lunghi
    • Angela Thorne
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    91
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Julian Amyes
    • Writer
      • Christopher Fry
    • Stars
      • Kenneth Branagh
      • Cherie Lunghi
      • Angela Thorne
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Kenneth Branagh
    Kenneth Branagh
    • Thomas Mendip
    Cherie Lunghi
    Cherie Lunghi
    • Jennet Jourdemayne
    Angela Thorne
    Angela Thorne
    • Margaret Devize
    Tom Mannion
    • Humphrey Devize
    Shaun Scott
    • Nicholas Devize
    Bernard Hepton
    Bernard Hepton
    • Hebble Tyson
    Robert Eddison
    Robert Eddison
    • The Chaplain
    Paul Rogers
    Paul Rogers
    • Edward Tappercoom
    Susannah Harker
    Susannah Harker
    • Alizon Eliot
    Timothy Watson
    Timothy Watson
    • Richard
    Trevor Peacock
    Trevor Peacock
    • Matthew Skipps
    • Director
      • Julian Amyes
    • Writer
      • Christopher Fry
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    • Quotes
      • Thomas Mendip: [to Jennet] All right! You've done your worst. You force me to tell you the disastrous truth. I love you.
    • Connections
      Version of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre: The Lady's Not for Burning (1950)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 27, 1987 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Yorkshire Television (YTV)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 22m(82 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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