When Sarah Miles found them, she kicked Donaldson out.
Robert Bolt's original idea was to make a film of Madame Bovary, starring Sarah Miles.
A major distraction occurred when the two lead actors, Stuart Whitman and Sarah Miles, fell out early in the production.
The film's failure dissuaded Bolt from further directorial work, and may have contributed to his breakup with Sarah Miles.
"The Royal Court, in my day, was the most exciting theater in London," wrote the actress Sarah Miles.
He married first to Caroline Miles, and later to Sarah Miles.
Sarah Miles (born 31 December 1941) is an English theatre and film actor.
Sarah Miles has written the following books:
As his formidable wife, Sarah Miles manages to be vile and oddly sympathetic.
A sequence of affairs followed, including liaisons with Sarah Miles and Carly Simon.