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Sons and Lovers

19816h 25mMovieDramaHistory

An adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novel

DirectorStuart Burge
WriterTrevor Griffiths
ProducerJonathan Powell

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Cast · Directed by Stuart Burge

EAEileen Atkins
Eileen Atkins
Gertrude Morel
TBTom Bell
Tom Bell
Walter Morel
KJKarl Johnson
Karl Johnson
Paul Morel
AP
Amanda Parfitt
Annie Morel
LMLeonie Mellinger
Leonie Mellinger
Miriam Leivers
LD
Lynn Dearth
Clara Dawes
JSJack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd
Baxter Dawes
DNDavid Neilson
David Neilson
Edgar
PDPeter Duncan
Peter Duncan
Arthur Morel
JBJean Boht
Jean Boht
Mrs Leivers
PDPeter Davidson
Peter Davidson
Mr Leivers
GBGeoffrey Burridge
Geoffrey Burridge
William Morel

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Sons and Lovers — streaming FAQ

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Sons and Lovers hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 4, 1981. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.