The Wicked Lady (1983 film)

The Wicked Lady is a 1983 British drama film directed by Michael Winner. It was screened out of competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. It is a remake of the 1945 film of the same name, which was one of the popular series of Gainsborough melodramas.

While on the road she meets a famous highwayman Jerry Jackson and they continue as a team, but some people begin suspecting her identity and she risks death if she continues her nefarious activities.The actor Mark Burns appeared in The Wicked Lady as King Charles II, but during the filming director Michael Winner could not afford to pay him even the Equity union minimum fee. Burns told him to make a donation to the Police Memorial Trust, which was run by Winner. Years later when Burns appeared at a magistrates court on a charge of speeding, Winner, appearing as a character witness, told the bench that the actor had given his entire fee for a major film to the fund and Burns was subsequently discharged. ........

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