Movie
Iris
Overview
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-12-14
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Miramax, BBC Film, Intermedia Films, Mirage Enterprises, Robert Fox Productions, Scott Rudin Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kate Winslet as Young Iris Murdoch
- Judi Dench as Iris Murdoch
- Jim Broadbent as John Bayley
- Hugh Bonneville as Young John Bayley
- Penelope Wilton as Janet Stone
- Samuel West as Young Maurice
- Timothy West as Older Maurice
- Kris Marshall as Dr. Gudgeon
- Juliet Aubrey as Young Janet Stone
- Derek Hutchinson as Postman
- Juliet Howland as Emma Stone
- Saira Todd as Phillida Stone
Crew
- Richard Eyre - Director
- Richard Eyre - Screenplay
- Charles Wood - Screenplay
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