The Scarlet Tunic (1998)DVD VHS | Cast list | | Jean-Marc Barr | as | Matthaus Singer | | Emma Fielding | as | Frances Groves | | Simon Callow | as | Captain Fairfax | | Jack Shepherd | as | Dr. Edward Grove | | John Sessions | as | Humphrey Gould | | Lynda Bellingham | as | Emily Marlowe | | Thomas Lockyer | as | Christoph Singer | | Andrew Tiernan | as | Muller | | Gareth Hale | as | William Parsons | | Lisa Faulkner | as | Amy Parsons | | Roger May | as | Fridon | | Laura Aikman | as | Dotty Marlowe | | Erich Redman | as | Strasser | | Jean Heard | as | Lizzie, Landlady | | Tom McCabe | as | Officer Hubbard |
| | Crew list: | | Stuart St. Paul (Director) | | Colin Clements (Writer) | | Thomas Hardy (Writer) |
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Review
The spectacular scenery of Wessex and the Dorset coast provides the backdrop for this adaptation of a Thomas Hardy short story. Set in nineteenth century rural England, this is the story of forbidden romance between a German hussar serving with King George III's personal cavalry, Matthaus Singer, and the only daughter of a West country solicitor, Frances Groves. The German legion is encamped on the downs as the threat of war with Napoleon looms. Matthaus longs for his homeland and Frances is trapped in an interminable engagement to one of her father's business associates, Humphrey Gould. Illicit meetings between Frances and Matthaus flare into a passionate affair as each searches for escape and happiness. Were they to be discovered, she would be branded a soldier's whore and he a disgrace to his regiment... |
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