The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
A period film, set around an English country house whose owners want to arrange a marriage of convenience between their elder daughter and an aristocratic heir of a hard-up noble family.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Christopher MilesDirector
- Trevor BenthamWriter
- Stanisław SyrewiczOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nigel HawthorneLord Ogleby
- Joan CollinsMrs. Heidelberg
- Timothy SpallSterling
- Tom HollanderSir John Ogelby
- Paul NichollsRichard Lovewell
- Mark BurnsCapstick
- Natasha LittleFanny
- Emma ChambersBetsy
- Cyril ShapsCanton
- Ray FearonBrush
- Timothy BatesonGaoler
- Jenny GallowayMrs Trusty
Stills
Themes
18th century