September (1996)

Verena Steynton is holding a party for her daughter. All the aristocratic families of Strathcroy in the Scottish Highlands are attending, with all their guilty secrets ... Lord Archie ... See full summary »

Director:

Colin Bucksey

Writers:

Rosamunde Pilcher (novel), Lee Langley

Stars:

Jacqueline Bisset, Edward Fox, Michael York

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Pandora
Edward Fox	...	Archie
Michael York	...	Edmund
Mariel Hemingway	...	Virginia
Virginia McKenna	...	Violet
Jenny Agutter	...	Isobel
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Conrad
Judy Parfitt	...	Verena
Angela Pleasence	...	Lottie
Anna Cropper	...	Edie
Emily Hamilton	...	Alexa
Jesse Birdsall	...	Neil
Thomas Szekeres	...	Henry
Sarah Winman	...	Lucilla
David Pullan	...	Jeff

Storyline

Verena Steynton is holding a party for her daughter. All the aristocratic families of Strathcroy in the Scottish Highlands are attending, with all their guilty secrets ... Lord Archie Balmerino, a crippled war veteran and his long-suffering wife will be there. Edmund Aird, a wealthy entrepreneur, and his beautiful American wife have been invited. And Pandora, Archie's exotic and mysterious sister, who disappeared from the village 20 years, is returning, under a cloud of suspicion. Only Edmund and her brother know the secret of her flight from home. But the rumors are the flying and the local families feel that Pandora's return can only bring bad luck. When a lifeless body is found in the loch, the tension rises. Why has Pandora come back after so long? What are her motives? And her return already had deadly consequences?

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jenny Agutter and Michael York starred in two other films together. They were Logan' s Run in 1976 and Riddle in the Sands.

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Connections

References The Big Breakfast (1992)

User Reviews

Nice cast for a soap opera

You'll watch it for the stars, but it plays like a day-time soap. The acting is good most of the time (these people are real pros), but the key moments are played so artificially that your mind starts to wander. At three hours (the version on Showtime), this is just too long to view at one sitting. Nice chance to see Jackie Bisset playing the aging femme fatale. Involving, but tests your patience.

Details

Country:

UK USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Il segreto di Pandora

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), Hallmark Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

171 min 178 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1