Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 198 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital stereo. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Cast |
Helen Mirren, Iain Glen, Michael Maloney, Lesley Manville, Franco Nero. |
Note |
Originally released as a television motion picture on Masterpiece Theatre in 1998. |
Audience |
Not rated; Nudity and sexual situations. |
Summary |
Maggie Sheridan is a semi-retired, former '60s rock singer. She seems resigned to a life lived on a crumbling country estate, ruminating about her past. Everything changes when a botched robbery leaves her friend Sir Charles Stafford dead and one of his prized pantings missing. Determined to retrieve the masterpiece and find the killer, Maggie plunges into the dark underworld of the art trade. Posing as a wealthy Polish countess, she sets off on a treacherous path from Ireland to London to New York and back again. Meanwhile, Sebastian, the troubled son of Sir Charles, embarks on his own path of discovery. Where the two trails meet, life begins to imitate art to deadly effect. |
Note |
Special features: Biography of Helen Mirren. |
Language |
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Murder -- Investigation -- England -- Drama.
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Art thefts -- England -- Drama.
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Black market -- England -- Drama.
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Criminal behavior -- England -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Crime films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Added Author |
Burge, Emma.
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Cubitt, Allan.
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Jarrold, Julian.
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Mirren, Helen.
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Glen, Iain, 1961-
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Maloney, Michael, 1957-
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Manville, Lesley.
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Nero, Franco.
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ITV Productions.
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Granada Television.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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Acorn Media (Firm)
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Added Title |
Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
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Standard No. |
054961817191 |
Music No. |
AMP-8171 Acorn Media |
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