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St. Ives

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?

1998 |1h 30m |  Drama, Romance

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Jean-Marc Barr

Captain Jacques de Keroual de Saint-Yves

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Miranda Richardson

Susan Gilchrist

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Chris McHallem

Gautier

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Richard E. Grant

Major Farquhar Chevening

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Anna Friel

Flora Gilchrist

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Jason Isaacs

Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves

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Michael Gough

Comte de Saint-Yves

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Cécile Pallas

Mathilde

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Tim Dutton

François

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Vernon Dobtcheff

Bonnefoy

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Desmond Barrit

Biggerstaff

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Patrice Melennec

Couperin

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Adrian Scarborough

Le Bon

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Enda Oates

Duelling Office

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Noel O'Donovan

Sim

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Mal Whyte

Minister

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Brian de Salvo

Attendant

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Language

English

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