Lady Jane (1986 film)
Lady Jane | |
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Directed by | Trevor Nunn |
Screenplay by | David Edgar |
Story by | Chris Bryant |
Produced by | Peter Snell |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
Music by | Stephen Oliver |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 7 February 1986 |
Running time | 141 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $8.5 million |
Box office | $277,646[1] |
Lady Jane is a 1986 British costume-drama
The story had previously been turned into a 1936 film, Tudor Rose, and a 1923 silent film, Lady Jane Grey; Or, The Court of Intrigue.
Plot
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Jane is unhappy with the proposed marriage, and is forced into it through corporal punishment by her parents. At first, Jane and Guildford treat their union as a marriage of convenience, but later fall deeply in love.
After King Edward VI dies, Jane is placed on the throne. She is troubled by the questionable legality of her accession, but after consulting with Guildford, turns the tables on John Dudley and the others who thought to use her as a puppet.
After only nine days, however, Queen Jane's council abandon her because of her designs for reforming the country. The council then supports Mary, who at first imprisons Jane and Guildford.
Consumed with guilt, Jane's father, the Duke of Suffolk, raises a rebellion to restore her to the throne, presumably in concert with Thomas Wyatt's rebellion. When the rebellion fails, Queen Mary I offers to spare Jane's life if she renounces her Protestant faith. When she refuses, Jane, her father and Guildford are executed.
Cast
- Helena Bonham Carter as Lady Jane Grey
- Cary Elwes as Lord Guildford Dudley, Jane's husband
- Jane Lapotaire as Queen Mary I of England
- Patrick Stewart as Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Jane's father
- Lady Frances Brandon, Jane's mother
- Michael Hordern as Doctor Feckenham
- John Wood as John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
- Jill Bennett as Mrs. Ellen, Lady-in-Waiting
- Joss Ackland as Sir John Bridges
- Ian Hogg as Sir John Gates
- Earl of Arundel
- Warren Saire as King Edward VI of England
- Lee Montague as Renard, Spanish Ambassador
- Richard Vernon as The Marquess of Winchester
- Adele Andersonas Lady Warwick
- Pip Torrens as Thomas
- Matthew Guinness as Doctor Owen
- Guy Henry as Lord Robert Dudley
- W. Morgan Sheppard as Executioner
Locations
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 56% based on reviews from 9 critics.[4]
References
- ^ "Lady Jane". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Lady Jane Film Focus".
- ^ Elwes, Cary; Layden, Joe (2014). As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride. Touchstone Books. pp. 112–114.
- ^ "Lady Jane (1986)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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