St. Ives

1h 30min

Drama

Romance

In 1813, Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Hussar in the Napoleonic wars, is captured and sent to a Scottish prison camp. He's a swashbuckler, so the prison's commander, Major Farquar Bolingbroke Chevening, asks for lessons in communicating with women. Both men have their eyes on the lovely Flora, who resides with her aunt, the iconoclastic and well-traveled Miss Susan Emily Gilcrist. By chance, living close to the camp is Jacques's grandfather and brother, whom Jacques believes died years before. Jacques decides to escape, find his relatives, and win the hand of Flora; Major Chevening and an unforeseen enemy stand in his way. Can Miss Gilcrist contrive to make everything work out?

Production Companies

Little Bird

Majestic Films International

Cast

Jean-Marc Barr

Jean-Marc Barr

Captain Jacques de Keroual de Saint-Yves
Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Susan Gilchrist
Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Major Farquhar Chevening
Anna Friel

Anna Friel

Flora Gilchrist
Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves
Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Comte de Saint-Yves
Tim Dutton

Tim Dutton

François
Barney Craig

Barney Craig

Linlithgow
Desmond Barrit

Desmond Barrit

Biggerstaff
Enda Oates

Enda Oates

Duelling Office
Ger Carey

Ger Carey

Captaine
Mal Whyte

Mal Whyte

Minister
David Heap

David Heap

Clausel

Release date

1st Jan 1998

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English