Question 1

What real-life addiction of Lady Caroline Lamb is omitted from the movie?

Accepted Answer

In reality, Lady Caroline Lamb was addicted to laudanum, but the movie makes no reference to this addiction, though a tincture offered in the first scene is likely laudanum.

Question 2

Which actor was originally cast as William Lamb but replaced at the last moment?

Accepted Answer

Timothy Dalton was contracted to play William Lamb but was replaced at the last moment. He sued the production company for breach of contract and won.

Question 3

How did the film's failure affect director Robert Bolt?

Accepted Answer

The critical and commercial failure dissuaded Robert Bolt from ever directing again and, some say, led to the break-up of his marriage to Sarah Miles. They remarried in 1988.

Question 4

Which actor's final theatrical movie was Lady Caroline Lamb?

Accepted Answer

This was the final theatrical movie of Michael Wilding, who played Lord Holland.

Question 5

What physical trait of Lord Byron was inaccurately portrayed in the film?

Accepted Answer

Lord Byron (Richard Chamberlain) was not as tall as portrayed and suffered from a limp, which was not shown.

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