Plot Summary

Set in 1923, a British author named Marie Stopes is having quite the tumultuous life until one day she attempts to sue Dr. Halliday Sutherland for libel, since she thinks he criticized her birth control clinic. A lawyer named Patrick Hastings comes to represent Stopes, and judge Ernest Charles comes to represented Dr. Halliday Sutherland.

Movie Details

Original Title
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Bernard Archard as Serjeant Sullivan, KC

Bernard Archard

Serjeant Sullivan, KC

Anthony Bate as Dr. Halliday Sutherland

Anthony Bate

Dr. Halliday Sutherland

Alethea Charlton as Marie Stopes

Alethea Charlton

Marie Stopes

Sonia Dresdel as Professor Louise Mellroy

Sonia Dresdel

Professor Louise Mellroy

Leo Genn as Patrick Hastings, KC

Leo Genn

Patrick Hastings, KC

Llewellyn Rees as Lord Chief Justice

Llewellyn Rees

Lord Chief Justice

Peter Sallis as Ernest Charles, KC

Peter Sallis

Ernest Charles, KC

Robert Hardy as Narrator

Robert Hardy

Narrator

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