Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited sisters Gudrun and Ursula explore erotic love with a wealthy playboy and a philosophical educator, with cataclysmic results for all four.

"The relationship between four sensual people is limited: They must find a new way."

Credits

Ken RussellDirector

Alan BatesRupert Birkin

Oliver ReedGerald Crich

Glenda JacksonGudrun Brangwen

Jennie LindenUrsula Brangwen