A rural clergyman in 19th century England tells Durbeyfield, a simple farmer, that he is descended from the illustrious d'Urberville family -- now extinct. Or maybe not. Durbeyfield sends his daughter to check on a family named d'Uberville living in a manor house less than a day's carriage ride away. Alec d'Urberville is delighted to meet his beautiful "cousin" and seduces her with strawberries and roses. Actually Alec has gotten his illustrious name and coat of arms by purchasing them. too takes up the game of illusion when she finds, loses and finds again her true love Angel.

Starring:

Anne Tirard, Arielle Dombasle, Brigid Erin Bates, Carolyn Pickles, David Markham, Dicken Ashworth, Forbes Collins, Fred Bryant, Gordon Richardson, Graham Weston, Jacob Weizbluth, Jacques Mathou, Jean-Jacques Daubin, Jimmy Gardner, John Barrett, John Bett, John Collin, John Gill, John Moore, Josine Comellas, Keith Buckley, Leigh Lawson, Lesley Dunlop, Ma

Genre:

Drama, Romance