The Romance Collection 2 - A&E Literary Classics
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- DirectorAndrew GrieveStarsIoan GruffuddRobert LindsayDorian HealyHoratio Hornblower begins his naval career, but a deadly feud with a despicable mate is causing complications.
- DirectorAndrew GrieveStarsIoan GruffuddRobert LindsayDenis LawsonWhile Lt. Hornblower studies for his promotion examination, he is distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew.
- StarsDavid ThrelfallAlun ArmstrongRoger ReesA young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle.Roger Rees as Nicholas Nickleby, Emily Richard as Kate Nickleby, David Threlfall as Smike, John Woodvine as Raplg Nickleby, Jane Downs as Mrs. Nickleby (4 discs)
- StarsNatasha LittleFrances GreyPhilip GlenisterAn adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic story of parvenue Becky Sharp's rise from obscure and humble origins to her subsequent ignominious fall from Society; set against the backdrop of Regency England and continental Europe during the Napoleonic War.Natasha Little as Becky Sharp, Anton Lesser as Mr. Pitt Crawley, Frances Grey as Amelia Sedley, David Ross as Mr. Sedley (2 discs)
- StarsHayley MillsDavid RobbHolly AirdElspeth (Holly Aird) and her unconventional parents decide to settle down in Kenya and begin a coffee plantation. This is a time of discovery for Elspeth, as she encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and new friendships with Africans and British expatriates. A side plot involves the beautiful and bored British Lettice Palmer (Sharon Maughan), who enters into an affair with a handsome safari guide. Eventually, however, the excitement of Elspeth's life is disrupted by the on-set of World War I, and the changes it brings.Hayley Mills as Tilly, David Robb as Robin, Holly Aird as Elspeth (2 discs)
- DirectorDavid ThackerStarsCiarán HindsJuliet AubreyJodhi MayA drunken farm worker sells his wife and child at a market and begins a new life of wealth and respect as the Mayor of Casterbridge. However, his past returns to haunt him when he is reunited with his family, with unexpected consequences.Ciaran Hinds as Michael Henchard, Juliet Aubrey as Susan Henchard, Jodhi May as Elizabeth Jane, Polly Walker as Lucetta Templeman, James Purefoy as Donald Farfrae
- DirectorMarvin J. ChomskyJohn GoldsmithStarsCatherine Zeta-JonesPaul McGannIan RichardsonTrapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become Catherine the Great.Catherine Zeta-Jones as Catherine, Paul McGann as Potemkin, Ian Richardson as Vorontzov, Brian Blessed as Bestuzhev, Craig McLachlan as Saltykov
- DirectorIan SharpStarsJustine WaddellJason FlemyngOliver MilburnA free-spirited yet naive country girl is caught between her wealthy, manipulative "cousin" Alec and the handsome, educated farmer Angel Clare in this Victorian tragedy from novelist Thomas Hardy.Justine Waddell as Tess, Jason Fleming as Alec, Oliver Millburn as Angel Clare
- DirectorRobert MarkowitzStarsMira SorvinoToby StephensPaul RuddStock broker Nick Carraway consents to play Cupid for his rich married cousin Daisy Buchanan and her former love, nouveau riche Jay Gatsby.Mira Sorvino as Daisy Buchanan, Toby Stephens as Jay Gatsby, Paul Rudd as Nick Carraway