"Her greatest talent was for life."

2001

1h 31m

6.4(199 votes)

Drama

Romance

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.

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Videos & Trailers

10 videos

Cast & Crew

28 members

Acting

Kate Winslet

Young Iris Murdoch

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Judi Dench

Iris Murdoch

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Jim Broadbent

John Bayley

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Hugh Bonneville

Young John Bayley

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Penelope Wilton

Janet Stone

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Samuel West

Young Maurice

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Timothy West

Older Maurice

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Kris Marshall

Dr. Gudgeon

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Juliet Aubrey

Young Janet Stone

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Derek Hutchinson

Postman

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Juliet Howland

Emma Stone

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Saira Todd

Phillida Stone

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Stephen Marcus

Taxi Driver

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Pauline McLynn

Maureen

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Eleanor Bron

Principal

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Angela Morant

Hostess

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Siobhan Hayes

Check-Out Girl

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Joan Bakewell

BBC Presenter

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Nancy Carroll

BBC PA

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Tom Mannion

Neurologist

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Charlotte Arkwright

Young Phillida Stone

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Harriet Arkwright

Young Emma Stone

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Matilda Allsopp

Little Stone

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Steve Edis

Pianist

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Emma Handy

Policewoman

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Gabrielle Reidy

Tricia

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Tony Blair

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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David Blunkett

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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