The Trial of Lady Chatterley

The Trial of Lady Chatterley

1980 · 80 min · Documentary, Drama, TV Movie

A docudramatisation of the 1960 obscenity trial in the United Kingdom of Penguin Books for publishing D.H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover.

Directed by Jonathan Alwyn · Written by Edwin Pearce

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