The Moonstone (TV 1997)

When the fabulous Moonstone diamond is stolen, all the suspects appear to have alibis. Even the young girl who owns the diamond won't say whom she saw took it. Her fiancee calls in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Bierman

Writers:

Wilkie Collins (novel), Kevin Elyot

Stars:

Greg Wise, Keeley Hawes, Terrence Hardiman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Greg Wise	...	Franklin Blake
Keeley Hawes	...	Rachel Verinder
Terrence Hardiman	...	Colonel Sir John Herncastle
Mellan Mitchell	...	Cut-throat Indian
Peter Vaughan	...	Gabriel Betteredge
Patricia Hodge	...	Lady Julia Verinder
Rachel Lumberg	...	Penelope
Nicholas Lane	...	Samuel
Surinder Duhra	...	Indian
Lesley Sharp	...	Rosanna Spearman
Kacey Ainsworth	...	Drusilla Clack
Scott Handy	...	Godfrey Ablewhite
Paul Brooke	...	Dr. Candy
Anton Lesser	...	Ezra Jennings
Antony Sher	...	Sergeant Cuff

Storyline

When the fabulous Moonstone diamond is stolen, all the suspects appear to have alibis. Even the young girl who owns the diamond won't say whom she saw took it. Her fiancee calls in the famous Sergeant Cuff to solve the case, but they'll have to untangle a skein of lies and retrieve lost memories before they'll find the path to the diamond.

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Plot Keywords:

diamond | cousin cousin relationship | period piece | juggler | phoenix | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

A holdgyémánt

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Carlton Television, WGBH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Der Monddiamant (1974)

User Reviews

Nice production of a story that is now high camp.

The Moonstone was of course a landmark Victorian novel it being the first detective novel.

There is much to enjoy here, the scenery and settings are great, the photography and music excellent. The principal actors, Greg Wise and Keeley Hawes, are fine, playing it straight and acting their way through the twists and turns of the often ridiculous plot with great sincerity. I wasn't too keen on Anthony Sher's Inspector Cuff I found it too stagy and mannered and some of the minor characters are over blown but all in all it's a good production.

Lots of fun if taken in the right spirit.