In 1813, Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Hussar in the Napoleonic wars, is captured and sent to a Scottish prison camp. He's a swashbuckler, so the prison's commander, Major Farquar Bolingbroke Chevening, asks for lessons in communicating with women. Both men have their eyes on the lovely Flora, who resides with her aunt, the iconoclastic and well-traveled Miss Susan Emily Gilcrist. By chance, living close to the camp is Jacques's grandfather and brother, whom Jacques believes died years before. Jacques decides to escape, find his relatives, and win the hand of Flora; Major Chevening and an unforeseen enemy stand in his way. Can Miss Gilcrist contrive to make everything work out?
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Cast
22 people
Jean-Marc Barr
Captain Jacques de Keroual de Saint-Yves
Known for
The Big Blue
Europa
Miranda Richardson
Susan Gilchrist
Known for
Good Omens
Sleepy Hollow
Chris McHallem
Gautier
Known for
Normal People
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Richard E. Grant
Major Farquhar Chevening
Known for
Loki
Logan
Anna Friel
Flora Gilchrist
Known for
Limitless
Pushing Daisies
Jason Isaacs
Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves
Known for
The OA
A Cure for Wellness
Michael Gough
Comte de Saint-Yves
Known for
Batman Returns
Corpse Bride
Cécile Pallas
Mathilde
Also in
The Butterfly Effect
Triplex
Tim Dutton
François
Known for
The Bourne Identity
The Infiltrator
Vernon Dobtcheff
Bonnefoy
Known for
The Odyssey
Before Sunset
Barney Craig
Linlithgow
Also in
Madson
Cadfael
Desmond Barrit
Biggerstaff
Known for
It's a Sin
Northanger Abbey
Harry Hook Director · Allan Cubitt Writer John E. Keane Composer
United States release January 1, 1998 · Produced in France, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom · Production Majestic Films International
Production
Little Bird
Production
Majestic Films International
Production
France · Germany · Ireland · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1998
Theatrical
Czechia
April 1, 1999 · Physical
France
October 22, 1998 · Theatrical
Russia
November 2, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Spain
July 21, 2000 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 6, 1999 · Theatrical
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