Desperate Remedies

– In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Br..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
Desperate Remedies (1993)

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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Desperate Remedies (1993) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 Nov 1993

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Stewart Main, Peter Wells

Writer:

Stewart Main, Peter Wells

Main Actors:

Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Kevin Smith, Lisa Chappell, Cliff Curtis

Plot:

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?

Awards:

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Production:

Avalon-NFU Studios

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%