The Woman He Loved
Brief Synopsis
A television movie about Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee who won the heart of England's future King Edward VIII, and the events that led him to give up the throne for her in 1936.
Cast & Crew
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Charles Jarrott
Director
Jane Seymour
Wallis Simpson
Anthony Andrews
Edward Viii--Duke Of Windsor
Olivia De Havilland
Bessie Merryman
Julie Harris
Alice Warfield
Phyllis Calvert
Queen Mary
Film Details
Also Known As
Woman He Loved
Genre
Drama
Historical
Romance
Release Date
1988
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; New World Television Productions
Location
Bristol, England, United Kingdom; Antibes, France; Wales, United Kingdom; Cannes, France; Paris, France; Nice, France; London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie about Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee who won the heart of England's future King Edward VIII, and the events that led him to give up the throne for her in 1936.
Director
Charles Jarrott
Director
Cast
Jane Seymour
Wallis Simpson
Anthony Andrews
Edward Viii--Duke Of Windsor
Olivia De Havilland
Bessie Merryman
Julie Harris
Alice Warfield
Phyllis Calvert
Queen Mary
Tom Wilkinson
Ernest Simpson
Lucy Gutteridge
Thelma
Robert Hardy
Winston Churchill
Evelyn Laye
Lady Cunard
Vincent Marzello
Benny Thaw
Susan Denaker
Connie Thaw
Paul Williamson
Inspector Evans
Helen Horton
Martha
Elizabeth Counsell
Katherine Rogers
William Roberts
Richenda Carey
Maud Kerr-Smiley
David Waller
Stanley Baldwin
Margaretta Scott
Lady Wigram
Peter Graves
Lord Reith
John Horsley
Sir John Hawkes
Rupert Frazer
Lord Perry Brownlow
Peter Graves
Film Details
Also Known As
Woman He Loved
Genre
Drama
Historical
Romance
Release Date
1988
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; New World Television Productions
Location
Bristol, England, United Kingdom; Antibes, France; Wales, United Kingdom; Cannes, France; Paris, France; Nice, France; London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 3, 1988
Wendy Hiller was originally cast in the role of Queen Mary.
