Desperate Remedies

Desperate Remedies

Colonial romancing and complicating...

1993 en 93 minutes

Rating: 5.3

Plot

In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?

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Cast

Jennifer Ward-Lealand

Jennifer Ward-Lealand

Dorothea Brook

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Lawrence Hayes

Lisa Chappell

Lisa Chappell

Anne Cooper

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Fraser

Michael Hurst

Michael Hurst

Willam Poyser

Helen Steemson

Helen Steemson

Gnits

Kiri Mills

Kiri Mills

Rose

Bridget Armstrong

Bridget Armstrong

Mary Anne

Timothy Raby

Timothy Raby

Mr. Weedle

Geeling Ng

Geeling Ng

Su Lim

Kate Bartlett

Kate Bartlett

Chorus #1

Johnny Bond

Johnny Bond

Chorus #2

Ann Coc-Kroft

Ann Coc-Kroft

Chorus #3

Maya Dalziel

Maya Dalziel

Chorus #4

Alison Du Fresne

Alison Du Fresne

Chorus #5

Tony Gallagher

Tony Gallagher

Chorus #6

Richard Hanna

Richard Hanna

Chorus #7

Bruce Hopkins

Bruce Hopkins

Chorus #8

Ian Hughes

Ian Hughes

Chorus #8

Murray Keane

Murray Keane

Chorus #10

Irene Malone

Irene Malone

Chorus #11

Andrew Kovacevich

Andrew Kovacevich

Chorus #12

Pete Mason

Pete Mason

Chorus #13

Buzz Moller

Buzz Moller

Chorus #14

Matthew Sunderland

Matthew Sunderland

Chorus #15

Peter Tait

Peter Tait

Chorus #16

Annaliese Patten-Williams

Annaliese Patten-Williams

Chorus #17

Dorothy Piripi

Dorothy Piripi

Maori Warrior

Sam Williams

Sam Williams

Maori Warrior

Gordon Toi Hatfield

Gordon Toi Hatfield

Maori Warrior

Michael Kem

Michael Kem

Maori Warrior

Thomas Tina

Thomas Tina

Maori Warrior

Jack Chong

Jack Chong

Maori Warrior

Amon Nikora

Amon Nikora

Maori Warrior

Dan Fantl

Dan Fantl

Maori Warrior

Lauren Morcom

Lauren Morcom

Maori Warrior

Rua Acorn

Rua Acorn

Maori Warrior

Dominico Mosca

Dominico Mosca

Maori Warrior

Sean Marshall

Sean Marshall

Maori Warrior

Jacki Sims

Jacki Sims

Maori Warrior

Michelle Partlow

Michelle Partlow

Maori Warrior

Ella Mizrahi

Ella Mizrahi

Maori Warrior

Sam Smith

Sam Smith

Maori Warrior

Rachael Main

Rachael Main

Maori Warrior

Martyn Sanderson

Martyn Sanderson

Maori Warrior

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