Lady Caroline Lamb, dissatisfied in her marriage, has an affair with the dashing Romantic poet Lord Byron.
Costume
Sarah Miles in increasingly unhinged outfits as Caroline's sanity frays.
Acting
Richard Chamberlain's Byron: pretty, cruel, and knows it.
Production
Robert Bolt's sole directorial effort—playwright tries film, results are... choices.
Director
Robert Bolt
Sarah Miles
Lady Caroline Lamb
Jon Finch
William Lamb
Richard Chamberlain
George Gordon, Lord Byron
John Mills
Canning
Margaret Leighton
Lady Melbourne
Pamela Brown
Lady Bessborough
Silvia Monti
Miss Milbanke
Ralph Richardson
George IV
Laurence Olivier
Duke of Wellington
Caterina Boratto
Peter Bull
Minister
Michael Wilding
Lord Holland
Charles Carson
Potter
Sonia Dresdel
Lady Pont
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sarah Miles and director Robert Bolt were married during filming; the year after release, she left him for her hairdresser. The irony.
The real Caroline invented the 'Byromania' craze and the modern celebrity stalker; this film barely scratches her actual chaos.
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