CinemaOSMovie · 2006 · 1h 24m

Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys' steamy prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre

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Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman, who fall in love only to be torn apart by rumours, paranoia and a cultural divide.

Directed byBrendan Maher

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 24m
Language: EN
Released: October 9, 2006
Budget: $1,500,000

Studios

BBC Cymru Wales

Kudos

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited

Starring

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

Edward Rochester

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Hall

Antoinette Cosway

Nina Sosanya

Nina Sosanya

Christophine

Victoria Hamilton

Victoria Hamilton

Aunt Cora

Lorraine Burroughs

Lorraine Burroughs

Amelie

Alex Robertson

Richard Mason

Karen Meagher

Karen Meagher

Grace Poole

Fraser Ayres

Fraser Ayres

Daniel

Creative team

Directed by: Brendan Maher
Written by: Jean Rhys
Stephen Greenhorn
Produced by: Elwen Rowlands

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