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| Diana Rigg | ... | ||
| Geraldine James | ... |
Beatrice
2 episodes, 1997
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| Jonathan Cake | ... |
Favell
2 episodes, 1997
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| Emilia Fox | ... | ||
| Tom Chadbon | ... | ||
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Denis Lill | ... |
Giles
2 episodes, 1997
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John Branwell | ... | |
| Lucy Cohu | ... |
Rebecca
2 episodes, 1997
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| John Horsley | ... |
Frith
2 episodes, 1997
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Jonathan Stokes | ... |
Robert
2 episodes, 1997
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| Kelly Reilly | ... |
Clarice
2 episodes, 1997
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Based on the Gothic romance novel by Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca is a classic tale of love and hate. Maxim De Winter marries a woman half his age only a year after his first wife, the beautiful and accomplished Rebecca, dies. She finds herself in an aristocratic social world her middle class upbringing did not prepare her for, and housekeeper Mrs Danvers despises her for taking her darling Rebecca's place. But these are not the only problems to face... Written by <rosie@ihug.co.nz>
I appreciated the romantic aspect of this version, even if it may not have followed the spirit of the book entirely. Maybe that is because I think Charles Dance is hot, and any chance I have to see him in a romantic situation is OK with me! On the whole, I think this "Rebecca" is very good - and stands its ground along side Hitchcock - not as a comparison, but as a different approach. I did get the British version (I have a region-free player) because the PBS version cut out 18 minutes. I do believe the British version (with the honeymoon scene) may have been shown originally on Masterpiece Theatre, but in the US release DVD, it (along with a couple other scenes I like) were cut. Glad to have that region-free player!!