The Wicked Lady (Original title)
Dates: 1982 (Copyright), 22 April 1983 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Michael Winner
Synopsis: Caroline is promised to Sir Ralph and asks her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her being rich now, she gets fed up and turns to highway robbery for excitement. While on the road she encounters a well-known highwayman, and they carry on as a team, but some people start guessing her identity, and she runs the risk of death if she carries on with her evil deeds.
Genres: Action and Adventure, Historical drama
Subject: Highwaymen
Releases
Date: 1983Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - StereoRuntime: 98 mins 37 secs - Length: 8876 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors
Date: 1983Country: United KingdomRelease type: Non-TheatricalFormat: 16mm Film - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): English
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v279 n13 31 Oct 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming n345 June 1983 Pages: 38-39
Title: [Films and Filming - n345 June 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Photoplay v34 n4 April 1983 Pages: 34-35
Title: [Photoplay - v34 n4 April 1983: no known title]Article type: Location ReportLanguage: English
Description: Location report and comments from director.
In: Screen International n388 2 Apr 1983 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n388 2 Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Letter from Michael Winner refuting Ferman's points.
In: Variety 27 Apr 1983 Page: 32
Title: [Variety - 27 Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n391 23 Apr 1983 Page: 18
Title: [Screen International - n391 23 Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n386 19 Mar 1983 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n386 19 Mar 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Report on censorship problems.
In: Motion Picture Product Digest v11 n10 16 Nov 1983 Page: 38
Title: [Motion Picture Product Digest - v11 n10 16 Nov 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n592 May 1983 Pages: 142-143
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n592 May 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Films v3 n2 January 1983 Pages: 38-39
Title: [Films - v3 n2 January 1983: no known title]Article type: Location ReportLanguage: English
Description: Location report.
In: City Limits n81 22 Apr 1983 Page: 20
Title: [City Limits - n81 22 Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Stills n7 Jul-Aug 1983 Page: 86
Title: [Stills - n7 Jul-Aug 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n387 26 Mar 1983 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n387 26 Mar 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Letter from James Ferman, presenting his view of the censorship issue.
In: Screen International n328 30 Jan 1982 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n328 30 Jan 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note.
In: Screen International n350 3 Jul 1982 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n350 3 Jul 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note on cast and locations.
In: Screen International n358 28 Aug 1982 Page: 30
Title: [Screen International - n358 28 Aug 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report and comments from director.
In: Screen International n330 13 Feb 1982 Page: 4
Title: [Screen International - n330 13 Feb 1982: no known title]Language: English
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8921 FeetBFI identifier: C-193941
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Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: C-1582763
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Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-232003
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-232038
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Description: 16mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-193943
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8915 FeetBFI identifier: C-786605
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8923 FeetBFI identifier: C-193942
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8921 FeetBFI identifier: C-193941
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-634693
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-500048
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1982 (Copyright), 22 April 1983 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Michael Winner
Synopsis: Caroline is promised to Sir Ralph and asks her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her being rich now, she gets fed up and turns to highway robbery for excitement. While on the road she encounters a well-known highwayman, and they carry on as a team, but some people start guessing her identity, and she runs the risk of death if she carries on with her evil deeds.
Genres: Action and Adventure, Historical drama
Subject: Highwaymen
Releases
Date: 1983Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - StereoRuntime: 98 mins 37 secs - Length: 8876 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors
Date: 1983Country: United KingdomRelease type: Non-TheatricalFormat: 16mm Film - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): English
Credits
(78)
©: Dawn Property Company Limited, Filmed on location... by: London Cannon Films, Presents: Cannon Group, Produced by: Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, Production Manager: Clifton Brandon, Production Supervisor: Malcolm Christopher, Production Co-ordinator: Michael Kagan, Financial Consultant: Frans Afman, Accountant: Jeffrey Broom, Location Manager: Arnold Ross, Location Manager: Christopher Sutton, Production Assistant: Margaret Adams, 1st Assistant Director: Ron Purdie, 2nd Assistant Director: Christopher Carreras, Iain Whyte, Continuity: Ann Edwards, Casting: Joyce Gallie, Screenplay by: Leslie Arliss, Michael Winner, Additional Dialogue by: Gordon Glennon, Aimee Stuart, From the book 'Life and Death of the..": Magdalen King-Hall, Director of Photography: Jack Cardiff, Camera Operator: Neil Binney, 2nd Unit Operator: John Cardiff, Gerry Anstiss, Camera Focus: Geoff Randall, Camera Assistant: David Tondeur, Gaffer: Michael Woollard, Stills: David Farrell, Special Visual Effects: Albert J. Whitlock, Special Effects: Chris Verner, Special Effects: Ian Scoones, Executive Editor: Christopher Barnes, Editor: Arnold Crust, Production Designer: John Blezard, Assistant Art Director: Martin Atkinson, Assistant Art Director: Terry Parr, Property Master: Eddie Francis, Construction Manager: Bill Surridge, Costume Designer: John Bloomfield, For Ms [Faye] Dunaway: Costumer: Bernadene Mann, Costumes by: Bermans & Nathans, Wigs by: Thorbroad, For Ms [Faye] Dunaway: Wigs: Paul Huntley, Wardrobe Supervisor: Ron Beck, Wardrobe Master: Patrick Wheatley, Wardrobe Mistress: Janet Tebrooke, Make-up: Richard Mills, For Ms [Faye] Dunaway: Make-up: Lee Harman, Hairdresser: Stephanie Kaye, Paula Gillespie, For Ms [Faye] Dunaway: Hairdresser: Kaye Pownall, Processing by: The Rank Laboratories, Cameras by: Arriflex, Music by: Tony Banks, Conducted by: Stanley Black, Music Arranged by: Christopher Palmer, Original Music Published by: Anthony Banks Ltd., Hit and Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Recorded on: Atlantic Records, Music Editor: Robin Clarke, Choreographer: Madeleine Inglehearn, Sound Recordist: Jim Willis, Boom Operator: Michael Shoring, Sound Maintenance: Eric Chohan, [Sound] Re-recordist: Hugh Strain, Sound Editor: John Poyner, Sound Editor: Terry Poulton, Sound Editor: James Roddan, Stunt Co-ordinator: Marc Boyle, Skating Surface 'Skate-on' by: C.L. Gaul & Co. Ltd. (Peterbrough), Horsemaster: George Mossman, Horses for Ms Dunaway and Mr Bates from: Reg Dent, Shirley Dent, Public Relations: Priscilla Mcdonald
Cast
(51)
Faye Dunaway (Lady Barbara Skelton), Alan Bates (Captain Jerry Jackson), John Gielgud (Hogarth), Denholm Elliott (Sir Ralph Skelton), Prunella Scales (Lady Henrietta Kingsclere), Oliver Tobias (Kit Locksby), Glynis Barber (Lady Caroline), Joan Hickson (Aunt Agatha), Nicholas Gecks (Ned Cotterell), Marina Sirtis (Jackson's girl), Helena McCarthy (Moll Skelton), Mollie Maureen (Doll Skelton), Derek Francis (Lord Kingsclere), Hugh Millais (Uncle Martin), Guinevere John (landlady at inn), John Savident (Squire Thornton), Dermot Walsh (Lord Marwood), Marc Sinden (Lord Dolman), Glynis Brooks (Ned's wife), Mark Burns (King Charles II), Teresa Codling (Nell Gwynne), David Gant (clergyman in Church), Ewen Solon, Roger Brierley (clergyman at Tyburn), Arthur Whybrow (storyteller at Tyburn), Tony Martin (vendor at Tyburn), John Pierce Jones (ringleader at Tyburn), Robert Putt (man at Tyburn), Terence Mountain (law officer), Cyril Conway (doctor), Malcolm Mudie (courtier), Celia Imrie (servant at inn), Ellen Pollock (Mrs Munce), Marianne Stone, Catherine Neilson (custome in shop), Fiona Mcarthur, Judi Maynard, Lucy Hornak, Francine Morgan (bridesmaid), Douglas Milvain, Pamela Cundell, Patrick Brock, Maggie Rennie (coach passenger), Louise English, Elaine Ashley, Dean Allen, Ian Oliver (servant), George Tovey, Norman Mitchell, Mike Hayward (man at inn), Lisa Mulidore (village girl)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(17)
In: The Hollywood Reporter v279 n13 31 Oct 1983 Page: 4Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v279 n13 31 Oct 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming n345 June 1983 Pages: 38-39
Title: [Films and Filming - n345 June 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Photoplay v34 n4 April 1983 Pages: 34-35
Title: [Photoplay - v34 n4 April 1983: no known title]Article type: Location ReportLanguage: English
Description: Location report and comments from director.
In: Screen International n388 2 Apr 1983 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n388 2 Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Letter from Michael Winner refuting Ferman's points.
In: Variety 27 Apr 1983 Page: 32
Title: [Variety - 27 Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n391 23 Apr 1983 Page: 18
Title: [Screen International - n391 23 Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n386 19 Mar 1983 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n386 19 Mar 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Report on censorship problems.
In: Motion Picture Product Digest v11 n10 16 Nov 1983 Page: 38
Title: [Motion Picture Product Digest - v11 n10 16 Nov 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n592 May 1983 Pages: 142-143
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n592 May 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Films v3 n2 January 1983 Pages: 38-39
Title: [Films - v3 n2 January 1983: no known title]Article type: Location ReportLanguage: English
Description: Location report.
In: City Limits n81 22 Apr 1983 Page: 20
Title: [City Limits - n81 22 Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Stills n7 Jul-Aug 1983 Page: 86
Title: [Stills - n7 Jul-Aug 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n387 26 Mar 1983 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n387 26 Mar 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Letter from James Ferman, presenting his view of the censorship issue.
In: Screen International n328 30 Jan 1982 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n328 30 Jan 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note.
In: Screen International n350 3 Jul 1982 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n350 3 Jul 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note on cast and locations.
In: Screen International n358 28 Aug 1982 Page: 30
Title: [Screen International - n358 28 Aug 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report and comments from director.
In: Screen International n330 13 Feb 1982 Page: 4
Title: [Screen International - n330 13 Feb 1982: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(14)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8921 FeetBFI identifier: C-193941
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4 - Hard DiskMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: C-1503256
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-638160
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(3)
Description: 50I - Hard DiskSound: SoundDuration: 95.08 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: C-1502863
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - Hard DiskMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: C-1503256
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-638160
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(5)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-591383
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: C-1502859
Status: On loan - Restricted access to videotape on loan to BFI
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: C-1582763
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-232003
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-232038
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(6)
Description: 16mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-193943
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8915 FeetBFI identifier: C-786605
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8923 FeetBFI identifier: C-193942
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8921 FeetBFI identifier: C-193941
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-634693
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-500048
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status