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The Virgin and the Gypsy
“The minister's daughter. Her father taught her about God. The gypsy taught her about Heaven.”
3.1 / 10• 1970• 1h 35m•R• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Film adaptation from the novel by D.H. Lawrence, discovered after the celebrated author's death in 1930, a romantic love story tells of a prim young English girl who is sexually attracted to a seductively virile gypsy. The climatic dam burst is linked with the consummation of her desire.
Cast & Crew
Joanna Shimkus
Yvette
Lead
Franco Nero
The gypsy
Honor Blackman
Mrs. Fawcett
Mark Burns
Major Eastwood
Fay Compton
Grandma
Maurice Denham
The Rector
Kay Walsh
Aunt Cissie
Imogen Hassall
The Gypsy's Wife
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christopher Miles's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Virgin and the Gypsy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
