In 1969 he directed '' The Virgin and the Gypsy '' based on the D. H. Lawrence novella , which was voted the best film by both the British Critics Circle and the New York Press , and was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1970 . It ran for 18 months in London ’s West End and broke Box Office records in New York and established his reputation . The film , a Dimitri de Grunwald production , was screened at Cannes in 1970 , but was n't entered into the main competition
Cannes in 1970
1970 Cannes Film Festival
Christopher Miles