The Wicked Lady (1983)

Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Winner

Writers:

Leslie Arliss (screenplay), Gordon Glennon (additional dialogue),

Stars:

Faye Dunaway, Alan Bates, John Gielgud

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Faye Dunaway	...	Lady Barbara Skelton
Alan Bates	...	Jerry Jackson
John Gielgud	...	Hogarth
Denholm Elliott	...	Sir Ralph Skelton
Prunella Scales	...	Lady Kingsclere
Oliver Tobias	...	Kit Locksby
Glynis Barber	...	Caroline
Joan Hickson	...	Aunt Agatha
Helena McCarthy	...	Moll Skelton
Mollie Maureen	...	Doll Skelton
Derek Francis	...	Lord Kingsclere
Marina Sirtis	...	Jackson's Girl
Nicholas Gecks	...	Ned Cotterell
Hugh Millais	...	Uncle Martin
John Savident	...	Squire Thornton

Storyline

Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbery for thrills. While on the road she meets a famous highwayman, and they continue as a team, but some people begin suspecting her identity, and she risks death if she continues her nefarious activities.

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Plot Keywords:

highwayman | rape | female nudity | nudity | remake | 

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Taglines:

She seduced, robbed and murdered...That was on her good days. [Theatrical]

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Perversa

Filming Locations:

Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dawn Property Company, London-Cannon Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie is notable for a whip-fight between two women, which was not in the original novel but was already in the 1945 version. The scene caused a controversy, as the British Board of Film Classification wanted to impose a cut, and director Michael Winner refused to cut the notorious sequence, lobbying with such fellow director colleagues as Lindsay Anderson, Karel Reisz and John Schlesinger as well as novelist Kingsley Amis to defend retention of the scene. The scene stayed, but the film's release was delayed.

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Quotes

Jerry Jackson: [Barbara bursts in on Jackson and his wench] Ah... she... she means nothing to me!
Jackson's Girl: What?
Lady Barbara Skelton: This wench, cheap as she looks, will cost you dear.
[Barbara leaves]
Jackson's Girl: Who the fuck was that?

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Connections

Featured in X-Rated (2004)

User Reviews

Worthless

Another film I had the misfortune to pay money to see. Major over acting on the part of Alan Bates, Faye Dunaway, and Faye Dunaway's eyebrows. You also get to see two women, naked from the waste up, whipping each other.

Mrs. Dunaway, you should have known better.