The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady

1983 · 98 min · EN · R · 4.9 (27 votes)
Dir. Michael Winner · Starring Faye Dunaway, Alan Bates, John Gielgud, Denholm Elliott, Prunella Scales, Oliver Tobias · Music Tony Banks

“She's wild. She's wicked. And she really knows how to whip up a good time!”

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Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbery for thrills. While on the road she meets a famous highwayman, and they continue as a team, but some people begin suspecting her identity, and she risks death if she continues her nefarious activities.

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Immerse yourself in a lavish 17th-century world where opulent gowns hide a thirst for danger. This film offers a decadent, rebellious thrill ride, following a woman who defies societal expectations for the sheer exhilaration of a double life. Expect scandalous adventures and a visually rich, if sometimes campy, historical spectacle.

rebelliousopulentscandalousthrillingdecadentpropulsivelavish period dramahistorical adventurecampy spectaclefemale rebellionsocietal boredomforbidden desiresclass and privilege
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