A group of young British guardsmen have to cover up a hit and run incident that occurred at the end of a night of drunken revelry.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Gabriel Byrne | ... | Lord Hugo Bruckton | |
| Amanda Donohoe | ... | Ginny Bruckton | |
| Struan Rodger | ... | Peter Eggleton | |
| Douglas Hodge | ... | Jamie Skinner | |
| Peter Sands | ... | The Colonel | |
| David Delve | ... | Alec | |
| Ralph Brown | ... | Jack | |
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Alexander Clempson | ... | Edward |
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Catherine Livesey | ... | Nanny |
| Michael Hordern | ... | Lord Crewne | |
| Ian Carmichael | ... | Exeter | |
| Matthew Marsh | ... | Raul | |
| Judy Parfitt | ... | Lady Crewne | |
| Sadie Frost | ... | Rebecca | |
| Edward Burnham | ... | John the Gardener | |
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Hugo, heir to a fortune, is married to Ginny. They have a young son, and she seems devoted to Hugo, but jealousy wracks him: he imagines her in the arms of a colleague, he spies on her, he rages. One night, after drinking with members of his regiment, he runs his car over a woman: she dies, and all but one of his pals urge him to drive on. Why didn't he stop or swerve? She looked like Ginny. A psychological tug of war ensues: Peter, Hugo's business associate, wants to use the cover-up to leverage power over the estate; Jamie, who's dating Hugo's sister, wants to go to the police. Hugo's family closes ranks. As the police investigation closes in, who wins the power struggle? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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female nudity | topless female nudity | sex from behind | rough sex | cliff |Taglines:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
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17 June 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$333,811Company Credits
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OK, the film is uncomfortable and a bit basic, but anyone who loves and I mean loves Gabriel Byrne, will really want to watch this movie. Lots of very moody shots of him doing what he does best and thats looking dark, Irish and quite lovely. A bit of a strange plot, but he stands out in his film.
Amanda Donoghue is excellent, and the back drop of London and the English country side is an important part to the film.
You don't actually identify with anyone to like in this film, however as previously mentioned if you are an avid 'Gabriel' watcher, then this one is for you.