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A young female landowner in 1840s Jamaica marries a just-arrived Englishman to avoid losing her property. All seems to be perfect, love arises, and happiness is on the way, but she is hiding an old secret regarding her childhood and her... See more »
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Antoinette Cosway
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Edward Rochester
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Annette Cosway
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Paul Mason
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Aunt Cora (as Martine Beswicke)
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Christophene
Huw Williams ...
Richard Mason
Casey Berna ...
Young Antoinette
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Amelie
Ben Thomas ...
Daniel Cosway
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Young Bull
Audbrey Pilatus ...
Drummer
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Nelson
Dominic Needham ...
Pierre
Kevin Thomas ...
Benbow
Aisha King ...
Myra
Anika Gordon ...
Hilda
Elfreida Reid ...
Rose
Bobby Smith ...
Machete Man
Suzanne McMannus ...
Florinda
Pat Gooden ...
Margaretta
Clifford Burt ...
Fraser
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Fanny Grey
James Earl ...
Man with Torch
Kayarsha Russell ...
Cora's Maid
Jenny Wilson ...
Grace Poole
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Leah
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Michael London ...
Abuser (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Duigan

Written by

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Jan Sharp ... (screenplay) &
Carole Angier ... (screenplay) &
John Duigan ... (screenplay)
 
Jean Rhys ... (based on the novel by)
 
Charlotte Brontë ... (characters) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Karen Koch ... line producer
Sara Risher ... executive producer
Jan Sharp ... producer

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Stewart Copeland

Cinematography by

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Geoff Burton

Editing by

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Anne Goursaud
Jimmy Sandoval

Editorial Department

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Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Thalia Harithas ... post-production coordinator (as Terri Harithas)
Pamela Hilse ... post-production administrator
Blake Maniquis ... assistant editor
Mike Stanwick ... color timer
Bryan Wintersteen ... first assistant editor

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Franckie Diago

Art Direction by

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Susan Bolles

Set Decoration by

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Ron von Blomberg

Costume Design by

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Norma Moriceau

Makeup Department

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Leslie Ann Anderson ... assistant hair stylist / makeup assistant
Henry Brown ... assistant hair stylist / makeup assistant
Faye Clark ... assistant hair stylist / makeup assistant
John Goodwin ... assistant hair stylist / makeup assistant
Stephan Hubl ... assistant hair stylist / makeup assistant
Tammy Kusian ... assistant hair stylist / makeup assistant
Norma Mallash ... assistant hair stylist / makeup assistant
Jordan Matthews ... assistant hair stylist / makeup assistant
Annette Miles ... assistant hair stylist / makeup assistant
Noriko Watanabe ... head of makeup department
Karl Wesson ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Joe Fineman ... executive in charge of post-production
Joyce Herlihy ... production manager: Northern England shoot
Eric McLeod ... unit production manager
Deborah Moore ... executive in charge of production
Gail Rodono ... production supervisor
Pamela Winn-Barnett ... post-production supervisor (as Pamela Winn)

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James Cohen ... third assistant director
Denise A. Lannaman ... additional third assistant director
Simon Morganti ... third assistant director: Northern England
Charles Rotherham ... first assistant director (as Charles Rotheram)
Jan Sharp ... second unit director
Neil Vine-Miller ... first assistant director: Northern England (as Bosie Vine Miller)
P.J. Voeten ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Rodney Ascher ... storyboard artist
Lennox Belvett ... swing gang
Dirk Braeger ... assistant to the production designer
Katie Carmichael ... assistant props (as Katherine J. Carmichael)
Andrew Chin See ... painter
Kathleen B. Cooper ... art director: underwater shoot (as Kathleen Cooper)
Roxroy Dinham ... assistant props
Silbert Francis ... swing gang
Don Alfred Geyra ... scenic artist
Leroy Grant ... on-set carpenter
Susan Henzell ... property buyer
Michael Howells ... production designer: Northern England
Alexander Kasterine ... property master: Northern England (as Alexander Casterine)
George Kellier ... swing gang
Sean A. Knibb ... lead man
James Lawrence ... greensman
Godfrey Lawson ... swing gang
Michael Mahabier ... greensman
Eugene McCarthy ... property master
Drago Michie ... art director: Northern England
Samuel Moodie ... swing gang
Donna Noble ... art department coordinator
Sasha Schnerdt ... set dresser: Northern England
Fitz-Lloyd Smith ... swing gang
Richard Solomone ... painter
Henry Tinglin ... painter
Berrick Williamson ... greensman

Sound Department

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Gregg Barbanell ... foley artist
Tony Berkeley ... adr editor
Brad Blake ... supervising sound editor
Harry Cohen ... sound designer / sound effects editor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Thom Ehle)
William Freesh ... adr engineer (as Bill Freesh)
Brian Geer ... foley mixer
Tom Hartig ... boom operator
Cedric Kerr ... cable person
Peter J. Lehman ... assistant dialogue editor (as Pete Lehman)
Mike McDuffie ... sound mixer: Northern England (as Michael McDuffie)
Ashley McDuffy ... boom operator: Northern England (as Ashley McDuffie)
Steve Nelson ... sound mixer
Vince Nicastro ... foley artist
Debbie Pinthus ... additional boom operator
Ken S. Polk ... re-recording mixer
Paul Rodriguez ... director of sound services
Ann Scibelli ... sound effects editor
Tony Sereno ... re-recording assistant (as Tony Serano)
Cathie Speakman ... dialogue editor
Ken Teaney ... re-recording mixer
Ralph Thiekötter ... adr recordist: Germany
Jeff Vaughn ... adr engineer
Ralph Thiekötter ... sound dubbing mixer (uncredited)

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Wilfred Caban ... special effects assistant
John Peter Dabdoub ... mechanical effects coordinator
Richard Dowgin ... special effects assistant
Georgio Ferrari ... effects construction coordinator
Steven Kirshoff ... special effects coordinator
Denis Zack ... special effects assistant (as Dennis Zack)

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David M. Garber ... fire animation

Camera and Electrical Department

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James Aspinall ... focus puller: Northern England shoot
Leslie Barnett ... grip
Gabriel Beristain ... cinematographer: Northern England shoot
Paul Borg ... chief electrician: Northern England shoot
Chris Browne ... assistant camera: second unit
Gary Capo ... director of photography: underwater shoot
Kevin Chickanis ... grip gaffer: underwater shoot
Nico Cummins ... clapper loader: Northern England shoot
Bobby Earnhardt ... best boy electric
Vic Hammond ... camera grip: Northern England shoot
Leilani Hannah ... second assistant camera
Basil B. Haughton ... grip
Richard Lannaman ... camera operator: second unit
Alvin Marton ... grip
Kathryn Milliss ... focus puller
George Mooradian ... additional camera operator
Chris Moseley ... assistant camera: underwater shoot
Vinnie Nappo ... best boy grip (as Vincent J. Nappo)
Ian Plummer ... gaffer (as Ian Plummer Flowers)
Simon Quaife ... key dolly grip
Dwight O. Ramsey ... third assistant camera
Tony Rowland ... camera grip: Northern England shoot
Lenford Roye ... grip
Alfred Steele ... grip
Leon Virgo ... electrician
Keith Wheeler ... best boy: Jamaica
Ralston Williams ... electrician
Kimberly Wright ... still photographer
Danny Young ... electrician: Northern England shoot

Casting Department

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Cecile S. Burrowes ... casting: Jamaica
Aleta Chappelle ... casting: USA
Françoise Combadière ... casting: Paris
Cathy Levy ... casting: Jamaica
Elisabeth Mackie ... casting: London
Hajna O. Moss ... casting assistant: USA
Cyprian Thomas ... casting: Jamaica

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kimberly Addams ... assistant costume designer
Errol Anderson ... wardrobe assistant
Dawn Booth ... wardrobe assistant
Melanie Ghisays ... wardrobe supervisor
Carolyn Jobson ... wardrobe assistant
Janet Lucas-Wakely ... wardrobe supervisor: Northern England shoot (as Janet Lucas)
Gina Ottley ... costumer

Location Management

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Oscar Lawson ... assistant location manager
Peter Packer ... location manager
Glen Williams ... location projectionist

Music Department

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Michael Dittrick ... music editor
Judd Miller ... musician: EVI
Blake Martin Moulin ... assistant music editor (as Blake Moulin)
Jeff Seitz ... score co-producer / score mixer

Script and Continuity Department

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Jane Goldsmith ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Billy G. Arter ... transportation coordinator
Jef Dabdoub ... driver
Darnell Fenton ... driver
Leon Glavin ... driver: honeywagon (as Leon Leroy Glavin)
Steve Gregg ... driver
John Jarvis ... transportation captain (as John M. Jarvis)
Oral Loney ... driver
Donovan Mendes ... transportation captain: Jamaica
Edwin Patterson ... driver
Nathan Simmons ... driver
Frank Smith ... driver
Dwayne Young-Sue ... driver

Additional Crew

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LaVerne Anderson ... accounting clerk (as Laverne M. Anderson)
Laverne M. Anderson ... accounting clerk
Nigel Arscott ... production assistant
Patrice Arter ... stand-in
Ronald C. Briggs Jr. ... inventory control manager (as Ron Briggs) / inventory control manager: Ron Briggs
Miguel Castillo ... sewer
Rosario Castillo ... sewer
Lorraine Crooks ... caterer / craft service
Trina De Lisser ... horse master
Beth DePatie ... production coordinator
Wayne Fitzgerald ... title designer: main titles
Carmen Franczyk ... production coordinator
Sarah Gilkeson ... production assistant: underwater shoot
Samantha Gore ... assistant to director
Eric Greenfeld ... production attorney
Franklyn Harrison ... production assistant
Bruce Hart ... production assistant
Daighn Jones ... production assistant
Heather Lloyd ... stitcher
Michael London ... caterer / craft service
Pearl A. Lucero ... assistant: Mr. Risher (as Pearl Lucero)
Gary McCarthy ... assistant production accountant
Sally Morton ... legal assistant
Sally Porteous ... consultant: Jamaica
Lenneth Richards ... choreographer
Alicia Rivera Frankl ... production accountant
Eileen Robertson ... first aid
Phillip L. Rosen ... production attorney
Ron Swinburne ... production accountant: Northern England shoot
Sonya Thompsen ... contract supervisor
Marie Wright ... production secretary
Vincent R. Nebrida ... senior marketing coordinator (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

A young female landowner in 1840s Jamaica marries a just-arrived Englishman to avoid losing her property. All seems to be perfect, love arises, and happiness is on the way, but she is hiding an old secret regarding her childhood and her mother. Slowly, this secret begins to erode this perfect relationship and, perhaps, her mother's story will begin again...with her. Written by Luis Carvacho

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Also Known As
  • Sargasso Sea - Im Meer der Leidenschaft (Germany)
  • El gran mar de los Sargazos (Spain)
  • 异乡情愁 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Необятното Саргасово море (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Bezkresne Morze Sargassowe (Poland)
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  • 99 min
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Budget $4,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The picture was classified and rated with a restricted NC-17 rating in the USA due to its explicit sexual content. Distributor Fine Line Features decided not to appeal the decision in order to try and gain a lower classification rating to make the movie marketable and able for younger audiences to attend. The New York Times reported "Fine Line Features, the art-film division of New Line Cinema, has accepted the rating for 'Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)' which includes male frontal nudity". See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Dark Half/Who's the Man?/Indian Summer/Boling Point/Wide Sargasso Sea (1993). See more »
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Quotes Edward Rochester: England seems far away.
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