Karel Reisz Director Meryl Streep Sarah, Anna Actor Jeremy Irons Charles Henry Smithson, Mike Actor Leo McKern Dr. Grogan Actor Hilton McRae Sam Actor Emily Morgan Mary Actor Charlotte Mitchell Mrs. Tranter Actor Lynsey Baxter Ernestina Actor Jean Faulds Cook Actor Peter Vaughan Mr. Freeman Actor Colin Jeavons Vicar Actor Liz Smith Mrs. Fairley Actor Patience Collier Mrs. Poulteney Actor John Barrett Dairyman Actor David Warner Murphy Actor Alun Armstrong Grimes Actor Richard Griffiths Sir Tom Actor Anthony Langdon Asylum Keeper Actor Edward Duke Nathaniel Actor Leon Clore Producer Harold Pinter Screenwriter Carl Davis Original Music Fred Francis Cinematographer John Bloom Film Editing Patsy Pollock Casting Assheton Gorton Production Design Allan Cameron Art Director Norman Dorme Art Director Terry Pritchard Art Director Ann Mollo Set Decoration Tom Rand Costume Design