Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea

2006
1h 24m
5.6

5.6/10

15 votes • View on IMDb

"Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys' steamy prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre"

Overview

Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman, who fall in love only to be torn apart by rumours, paranoia and a cultural divide.

Status: Released

Budget: $1,500,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC Cymru Wales Kudos
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 9, 2006
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0828462

Cast

Rafe Spall
Rafe Spall

Edward Rochester

Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall

Antoinette Cosway

Nina Sosanya
Nina Sosanya

Christophine

Victoria Hamilton
Victoria Hamilton

Aunt Cora

Lorraine Burroughs
Lorraine Burroughs

Amelie

Alex Robertson
Alex Robertson

Richard Mason

Karen Meagher
Karen Meagher

Grace Poole

Fraser Ayres
Fraser Ayres

Daniel

Key Crew

Stephen Greenhorn
Writer
Brendan Maher
Director
Jean Rhys
Writer
Jane Featherstone
Executive Producer
Claire Parker
Executive Producer
Elwen Rowlands
Producer