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The Rainbow (1989)

R 113 min  -  Action | Drama | Romance  -   26 May 1989 (USA)
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A young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s England.

Director:

Ken Russell

Writers:

Ken Russell (screenplay), Vivian Russell (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Sammi Davis, Amanda Donohoe and Paul McGann
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sammi Davis ...
Paul McGann Paul McGann ...
Amanda Donohoe ...
Christopher Gable Christopher Gable ...
David Hemmings ...
Uncle Henry
Glenda Jackson ...
Anna / Anna Brangwen
Dudley Sutton Dudley Sutton ...
MacAllister
Jim Carter ...
Mr. Harby
Judith Paris Judith Paris ...
Miss Harby
Kenneth Colley Kenneth Colley ...
Mr. Brunt (as Ken Colley)
Glenda McKay Glenda McKay ...
Mark Owen Mark Owen ...
Jim Richards
Ralph Nossek Ralph Nossek ...
Vicar
Nicola Stephenson Nicola Stephenson ...
Ethel
Molly Russell Molly Russell ...
Molly Brangwen
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Ken Russell's loose adaptation of the last part of D.H. Lawrence's "The Rainbow" sees impulsive young Ursula coming of age in pastoral England around the time of the Boer War. At school, she is introduced to lovemaking by a bisexual physical education instructress. While experiencing disillusionment in her first career attempt (teaching), she has an affair with a young Army officer, who wants to marry her. Unable to accept a future of domesticity, she breaks with him, and eventually leaves home in search of her destiny. Written by Anonymous  

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Coming Of Age | Bisexual | Boer | Rainbow | Piano Player  | See more »

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Action | Drama | Romance

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UK | USA

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

Borrowdale, Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$444,055 (USA)
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Vestron Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

Ken Russell originally developed the screenplay for The Rainbow with producers 'Michael Nolin' and Charles Roven, but choose to make Crimes of Passion when the production funding for it came through first. See more »

Connections

Version of "The Rainbow" (1988) See more »