Shelley (1972 film)

Shelley
Screenplay byJohn Elliot
Directed byAlan Bridges
StarringRobert Powell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time75 mins

Shelley is a 1972 British television movie starring Jenny Agutter. It was a version of the Mary Shelley story told in the present day.[1][2] It was a tribute to Shelley on the 150th anniversary of his death.[3]

Cast

  • Robert Powell as Shelley
  • Jenny Agutter as Mary Shelley
  • Peter Bowles as Byron:
  • Clifford Rose as Leigh Hunt
  • David Dundas as Thomas Jefferson Hogg
  • Lalla Ward as Harriet Shelley
  • Amanda Murray as Claire Clairmont
  • Simon Gough as Edward John Trelawny
  • Judy Matheson as Jane Williams
  • Tony Gylby-Garner as Edward Williams
  • Nicolas Chagrin as John William Polidori:
  • Robert Sansom as Master:

References

  1. ^ Shelley at Genome BBC
  2. ^ Connolly, Ray (1 January 1972). "The parts that Jenny didn't get". Evening Standard. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Richard's last choice". The Daily Telegraph. 5 July 1972. p. 27.