American socialite weds British aristocrat. WWII disrupts their French life. Post-war, they launch jewelry firm from survivors' heirlooms. Business booms but clashes with new era's changes.
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- Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.
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Sarah Thompson Whitfield
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| Anthony Andrews | ... |
William Whitfield
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Joachim von Mannheim
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Corinne Touzet | ... |
Emanuelle
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| Sheila Gish | ... |
Victoria Thompson
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Edward Thompson
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Charles Davenport
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Freddie Van Deering
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| Ursula Howells | ... |
The Duchess
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King George
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Sir Harcourt Griffiths
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Josiane Peiffer | ... |
Mrs. Goldman
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Pen Turner | ... |
Doctor
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Michele Clees | ... |
Nurse
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Nicholas Klein | ... |
Phillip (age 4)
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Rowan Hawkins | ... |
Phillip (age 7)
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Kristopher Milnes | ... |
Phillip (age 10)
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Phillip (age 16)
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Adjutant
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Rebecca Charles |
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Rafael Springer |
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Sarah Harper |
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Marco Lorenzini |
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Roger Seimetz |
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Peter Needham |
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Phillip
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Julian
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Isabelle
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Yvonne
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Robin Hart | ... |
Lord Xavier Whitfield
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Lorenzo
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Armand De Musset
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Francesca Hall | ... |
Cecily Hawthorne
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Julian (age 15)
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Kristy Bruce | ... |
Isabelle (age 7)
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Justin Ridgewell | ... |
Xavier (age 7)
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Jason Richards | ... |
Max
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Benjamin Freeman | ... |
Alexander
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Nell Geisslinger | ... |
Christina
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Serge Tonon |
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Brendan Morgan |
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Giuseppe DiCola |
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Gareth Taplin | ... |
Dancer
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Michael Renouf | ... |
Wedding guest
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Production Companies
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1992) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Starmaker Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia House (1996) (United States) (VHS) (for Starmaker)
- Starz / Anchor Bay (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
- Fernsehjuwelen (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Echo Film Services (sound supervision)
- Larson Studios (sound re-recording facilities)
- The Post Group Film Unit (post-production facilities)
Storyline
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Sarah Thompson, an American visiting England, meets and marries William Whitfield, the Duke of Whitfield. They settle in a chateau in France and begin a family. World War II interrupts their happiness and alters their future. After the war, the family helps war survivors by buying their jewelry and eventually opens a jewelry store, which rapidly becomes a success. But conflicts abound as new generations arise and forces from both outside and within threaten the store and the family. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Longleat House is used as Whitfield See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1993). See more » |