In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
Directed by: Peter Kohn Karel Reisz Paul Tivers Richard Hoult Mathew SimmonsPhoto | Name | Character |
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Meryl Streep | Sarah / Anna |
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Jeremy Irons | Charles Henry Smithson / Mike |
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Hilton McRae | Sam |
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Lynsey Baxter | Ernestina |
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Emily Morgan | Mary |
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Penelope Wilton | Sonia |
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Jean Faulds | Cook |
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Charlotte Mitchell | Mrs. Tranter |
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Peter Vaughan | Mr. Freeman |
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Colin Jeavons | Vicar |
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Peter Kohn | Directing (Second Assistant Director) |
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Patsy Pollock | Production (Casting) |
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Freddie Francis | Camera (Director of Photography) |
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John Bloom | Editing (Editor) |
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Allan Cameron | Art (Art Direction) |
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Ivan Sharrock | Sound (Sound Recordist) |
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Geoffrey Helman | Production (Associate Producer) |
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Norman Dorme | Art (Art Direction) |
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Don Sharpe | Sound (Sound Editor) |
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Carl Davis | Sound (Original Music Composer) |
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