''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner '' is a 1978 TV film by

Ken Russell Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films in the main were liberal adaptation ...

. It was co written by

Melvyn Bragg Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, (born 6 October 1939), is an English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian. He is best known for his work with ITV as editor and presenter of ''The South Bank Show'' (1978–2010), and for the BBC Radio 4 documenta ...

. It was screened with ''

William and Dorothy ''William and Dorothy'' is a 1978 British TV movie directed by Ken Russell. It was screened with ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'' as ''Clouds of Glory''. The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it "flat out brilliant".`Shock Value': A Ken Russell Wee ...

'' as ''Clouds of Glory''. The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it "flat out brilliant". The ''Irish Times'' called it "the most exciting bit of telly biography in a long time."British Army Adventures Gray, Ken. The Irish Times24 July 1978: 8.

Cast

David Hemmings David Edward Leslie Hemmings (18 November 1941 – 3 December 2003) was an English actor and director. He is best remembered for his roles in British films and television programmes of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the 1966 mystery film ' ...

Samuel Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge (; 21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poe ...

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* 1978 television films 1978 films British television films Films directed by Ken Russell {{UK-tv-prog-stub