UK,
1986, 87 min
Directed by:
Ken RussellScreenplay:
Stephen VolkCinematography:
Mike SouthonComposer:
Thomas DolbyCast:
Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson, Myriam Cyr, Timothy Spall, Dexter Fletcher, Andreas Wisniewski, Ken Russell, Kiran Shah, Tom Hickey (more)Plots(1)
At the Villa Diodati on the shores of Lake Geneva, the exiled poet Lord Byron and his biographer-physician Polidori play host to Shelley, his lover Mary Godwin, and her half-sister Claire. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Gabriel Byrne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267692_e3074f.jpg)
Gabriel Byrne
Ireland
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The Usual Suspects (1995)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Dead Man (1995)
![Julian Sands](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267798_145223.jpg)
Julian Sands
UK
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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
The Killing Fields (1984)
The Keeper (2018)
![Natasha Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/258/166258593_267809.jpg)
Natasha Richardson
UK
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Hostages (1993) (TV movie)
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Nell (1994)
![Myriam Cyr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354493_c967bb.jpg)
Myriam Cyr
Canada
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Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Gothic (1986)
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
![Timothy Spall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271670_fda240.jpg)
Timothy Spall
UK
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The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
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![Dexter Fletcher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271018_ae4816.jpg)
Dexter Fletcher
UK
Best movies:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Stardust (2007)
![Andreas Wisniewski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/482/163482489_0ef562.jpg)
Andreas Wisniewski
West Germany
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
![Ken Russell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269720_8faac9.jpg)
Ken Russell
UK
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Lady Chatterley (1993) (TV movie)
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Kiran Shah
Kenya
Best movies:
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (2003) (video compilation)
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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Tom Hickey
Ireland
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004)
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
![Alec Mango](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/609/160609639_1b4258.jpg)
Alec Mango
UK
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)