---
title: 'The French Lieutenant''s Woman (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karel Reisz'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-french-lieutenants-woman-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082416/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)

1981 · 119 min · Drama, Romance, History · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1981 British romantic drama film directed by Karel Reisz, produced by Leon Clore, and adapted by the playwright Harold Pinter. It is based on The French Lieutenant's Woman, a 1969 novel by John Fowles. The music score is by Carl Davis and the cinematography by Freddie Francis.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Karel Reisz](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-reisz)
- **Screenplay:** [Harold Pinter](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-pinter), [John Fowles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-fowles)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carl Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-davis)
- **Producer:** [Leon Clore](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-clore)
- **Director of Photography:** [Freddie Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-francis)
- **Editor:** [John Bloom](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bloom)

## Cast

- [Colin Jeavons](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-jeavons)
- [Peter Vaughan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-vaughan)
- [John Barret](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-barret)
- [Penelope Wilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-wilton)
- [Jeremy Irons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-irons)
- [Charlotte Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-mitchell)
- [Hilton McRae](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilton-mcrae)
- [Lynsey Baxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynsey-baxter)
- [David Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-warner)
- [Alun Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/alun-armstrong)
- [Leo McKern](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-mckern)
- [Liz Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/liz-smith)
- [Arabella Weir](https://cinepixo.com/people/arabella-weir)
- [Richard Griffiths](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-griffiths)

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