The Lady (2011) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Luc Besson.

Cast

• Susan Wooldridge as Lucinda Philips
• Michelle Yeoh as Aung San Suu Kyi
• David Thewlis as Michael Aris
• Jonathan Raggett as Kim Aris
• Jonathan Woodhouse as Alexander Aris
• Benedict Wong as Karma Phuntsho
• Htun Lin as General Ne Win
• Agga Poechit as Than Shwe
• Donatienne Dupont as Marie-Laure Aris
• Phoe Zaw as Aung San - the Father
• Marian Yu as Daw Khin Kyi - the Mother
• May as Mon Mon
• Ko Ko Win Aung as Red Scarf Captain
• Thein Win as U Kyi Maung
• San Lwin as U Win Tin - Writer
• Zaw Oo as U Tin U
• Nay Myo Thant as Win Thein - Student
• Victoria Sanvalli as Ma Thein - Student
• Flint Bangkok as Nyo Ohn Myint
• Sahajak Boonthanakit as Leo Nichols
• Day Thaitanium as Win Thein
• Markus Waldow as Reporter
• Prapimporn Kanjunda as Daw Khin Kyi (30 Years Old)
• William Hope as James Baker
• Jay Villiers as Martin Morland, UK Ambassador 1988
• Louis Hilyer as Tom White, British Council 1988
• Nicholas Jones as Robert Gordon, UK Ambassador 1995-1999
• Anton Lesser as Professor Finnis
• Paul Brennen as Doctor - UK Hospital
• Amanda Lawrence as Nurse - UK Hospital
• François Lescurat as Mitterand's Attache
• Junix Inocian as Burmese Diplomat
• Frank Walmsley as BBC Journalist
• Ilario Bisi-Pedro as Desmond Tutu
• Maung Maung Khin as Captain Myint
• Kriang Kunsri as General Saw Maung
• Akira Koieyama as Japanese Delegate
• Antony Hickling as BBC journalist (voice)
• Guy Barwell as Military Policeman
• Alex Barclay as Christopher Gore-Booth

Crew

• Jean Todt — Producer
• Virginie Besson-Silla — Producer
• Andy Harries — Producer
• Rebecca Frayn — Screenplay
• Luc Besson — Director
• Luc Besson — Producer
• Thierry Arbogast — Director of Photography
• Éric Serra — Original Music Composer

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