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Genres:
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Drama /
Romance
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Director:
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John Hough
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Actors:
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Helena Bonham Carter,
Diana Rigg,
Christopher Villiers,
Robert Addie,
Neil Dickson,
Gareth Hunt,
James Gaddas,
Edward Fox,
Fiona Fullerton,
Christopher Plummer,
Stewart Granger,
Anna Massey,
Eileen Atkins,
Marcus Gilbert
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Duration:
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90 min.
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Rating:
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(6.4/10)96.5
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Plot Summary:
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Compulsive gambler, Sir Giles Staverley is tricked into gambling away his home by his old adversary Lord Harry Wrotham. As Staverley is distraught and desperate, Wrotham gives him undivided last speculation - he require gamble everything Staverley has lost against Staverley's daughter's hand in marriage and her trust store of 80,000 guineas. Staverley agress and loses at intervals again, but unable to brave his daughter, Serena, he kills himself. Lord Justin Vulcan, a notoriously cold, unstop headed gambler challenges Wrotham for the domicile and the girl and, much to Wrotham's disgust, wins.... Justin now finds himself in possession of the house and Serena, but has no idea of what to do with them. After congregation Serena and realising that she is much younger and more magnificent than he had imagined, he installs her as a guest at Mandrake, his one's nearest effectively, despite the hatred of Justin's jocular mater, Lady Harriet Vulcan. As Lady Vulcan attempts to couple Serena off to anyone except her son, Serena and Justin behoove friends and he teaches her about Mandrake, the home he loves. A crisis forces Serena and Justin to confront their feelings for each other. Can the line of truthfully care churn out a be exhausted winning on them?
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Recommended
The previous review of this film was very vague as to the content of this performance. Ultimately its because it's so traditional and the synopsis above makes for an accurate description which is a man who has a gambling problem (Christopher Plumber) and gambles his daughter at a card game. He loses to Edward Fox, who plays the rogue in this film.
Things take a turn for the worse when a third party takes interest in his daughter and 'saves her' from the evil clutches of Edward Fox. The third party has a mother (Diana Rigg) and it very very very jealous of her son taking an interest in Helen Bonham Carter.
Performances by Edward Fox and Diana Rigg in particular are truly excellent and must surely be the best performances I've ever seen. This film albeit not ...
Romantic Sunday
I thought this was sad but great! A real sunday afternoon film, while the husband's out with the kids, and you fancy a bit of old fashion romance, chilvary, and gallantry, not forgetting a good bottle of wine; perfect!
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