Desperate Remedies
Colonial romancing and complicating...
1993 | 93m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Stewart Main, Peter Wells |
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| Writer: | Stewart Main, Peter Wells |
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| In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy? | |
| Release Date: | Nov 26, 1993 |
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| Director: | Stewart Main, Peter Wells |
| Writer: | Stewart Main, Peter Wells |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | new zealand, period drama, british colonial |
| Production Companies | New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Avalon/NFU Studios, James Wallace Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Ward-Lealand | Dorothea Brook |
| Kevin Smith | Lawrence Hayes |
| Lisa Chappell | Anne Cooper |
| Cliff Curtis | Fraser |
| Michael Hurst | Willam Poyser |
| Helen Steemson | Gnits |
| Kiri Mills | Rose |
| Bridget Armstrong | Mary Anne |
| Timothy Raby | Mr. Weedle |
| Geeling Ng | Su Lim |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stewart Main | Director, Writer |
| Peter Wells | Director, Writer |
| Peter Scholes | Music |
| Leon Narbey | Director of Photography |
| Michael Kane | Production Design |
| Shayne Radford | Art Direction |
| Glenis Foster | Costume Design |
| Greg Stitt | First Assistant Director |
| David Coulson | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Trishia Downie | Associate Producer |
| James Wallace | Producer |
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