Desperate Remedies

Desperate Remedies

1993
1h 33m
5.3

5.3/10

11 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"Colonial romancing and complicating..."

Overview

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?

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Production Information

Production Companies
James Wallace Productions New Zealand Film Commission NZ on Air Avalon/NFU Studios
Production Countries
New Zealand

Keywords

new zealand period drama british colonial

Quick Facts

Release Date November 26, 1993
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0106709

Cast

Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Jennifer Ward-Lealand

Dorothea Brook

Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith

Lawrence Hayes

Lisa Chappell
Lisa Chappell

Anne Cooper

Cliff Curtis
Cliff Curtis

Fraser

Michael Hurst
Michael Hurst

Willam Poyser

Helen Steemson
Helen Steemson

Gnits

Kiri Mills
Kiri Mills

Rose

Bridget Armstrong
Bridget Armstrong

Mary Anne

Timothy Raby
Timothy Raby

Mr. Weedle

Geeling Ng
Geeling Ng

Su Lim

Kate Bartlett
Kate Bartlett

Chorus #1

Johnny Bond
Johnny Bond

Chorus #2

Key Crew

Stewart Main
Director
Peter Wells
Director
Peter Wells
Writer
Stewart Main
Writer
James Wallace
Producer