Ian McKellen as D.H. Lawrence

Janet Suzman as Frieda Lawrence

Ava Gardner as Mabel Dodge Luhan

Penelope Keith as Dorothy Brett

Maurizio Merli as Angelo Ravagli

John Gielgud as Herbert G. Muskett

Jorge Rivero as Tony Luhan

James Faulkner as Aldous Huxley

Mike Gwilym as John Middleton Murry

Massimo Ranieri as Piero Pini

Marjorie Yates as Ada Lawrence

Wendy Allnutt as Maria Huxley

Jane Booker as Barbara Weekley

Sarah Brackett as Achsah Brewster

Elio Pandolfi as Pino Orioli

Adrienne Burgess as Katherine Mansfield

Patrick Holt as Arthur Lawrence

Burnell Tucker as Earl Brewster

Mike Morris as Dr. Uhfelder

Natasha Buchanan as Jessie Chambers

Anne Dyson as Lydia Lawrence

Sarah Miles as Film Star

Mellan Mitchell as Aga Khan

Madalyn Aslan as Harwood Brewster

Graziana Cappellini as Giulia Pini

Francesco Carnelutti as Italian Reporter

Daniel Chatto as Aquitania Officer

Cyrus Elias as Italian Reporter

Graham Faulkner as Cornish Farmer

Julian Fellowes as Barbara's Fiancé

John Flint as Policeman

Gareth Forwood as Photographer on Aquitania

Debbie Gillett as Autograph Hunter

David Glover as Warren Gallery Reporter

Roy Herrick as Warren Gallery Reporter

John Hudson as Clerk to Herbert G. Muskett

Wolf Kahler as German Officer

Andrew McCulloch as British Sergeant

Brian McDermott as Policeman

Adrian Montano as Tinsmith

Andrea Occhipinti as Young Printer

Niall Padden as British Soldier

Shane Rimmer as Chief Immigration Officer

Roger Sloman as English Reporter

Vicki Michelle as Millie

Derek Martin as Police Sergeant