Iris

Plot

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.

  • Richard Eyre

    Director

  • Richard Eyre

    Screenplay

  • John Bayley

    Author

  • Charles Wood

    Screenplay

  • Roger Pratt

    Director of Photography

  • Martin Walsh

    Editor

  • Kate Winslet

    Young Iris Murdoch

  • Judi Dench

    Iris Murdoch

  • Jim Broadbent

    John Bayley

  • Hugh Bonneville

    Young John Bayley

  • Penelope Wilton

    Janet Stone

  • Samuel West

    Young Maurice

  • Timothy West

    Older Maurice

  • Kris Marshall

    Dr. Gudgeon

  • Juliet Aubrey

    Young Janet Stone

  • Derek Hutchinson

    Postman

  • Juliet Howland

    Emma Stone

  • Saira Todd

    Phillida Stone

  • Stephen Marcus

    Taxi Driver

  • Pauline McLynn

    Maureen

  • Eleanor Bron

    Principal

  • Angela Morant

    Hostess

  • Siobhan Hayes

    Check-Out Girl

  • Joan Bakewell

    BBC Presenter

  • Nancy Carroll

    BBC PA

  • Tom Mannion

    Neurologist

  • Charlotte Arkwright

    Young Phillida Stone

  • Harriet Arkwright

    Young Emma Stone

  • Matilda Allsopp

    Little Stone

  • Steve Edis

    Pianist

  • Emma Handy

    Policewoman

  • Gabrielle Reidy

    Tricia

  • Tony Blair

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • David Blunkett

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    91 minutes

    Released

    2001-12-14

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    United States of America

    Studios

    Miramax

    BBC Film

    Intermedia

    Mirage Enterprises

    Robert Fox Productions

    Scott Rudin Productions

    Sound

  • James Horner

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    39 days ago

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