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A Hazard of Hearts

1987 · 90 min

A lush, old-fashioned costume romance that sweeps you along with gambling debts, cliff-top intrigue and swooning period charm.

Directed by
John Hough
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Starring
Diana Rigg, Edward Fox, Christopher Plummer
Tagline
Where strangers are brought together by a game of chance.
Overview
In a desperate bid to cover his debts, compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley stakes his estate and his daughter's hand on a game of chance. Serena Staverley soon finds herself bound to a mysterious victor and trapped in a cliff-top manor.

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Directed by
John Hough
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Starring
Diana Rigg, Edward Fox, Christopher Plummer
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
None
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism4
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, tv movie
Directed by
John Hough
Written by
Terence Feely
Starring
Diana Rigg, Edward Fox, Christopher Plummer, Helena Bonham Carter, Neil Dickson, Stewart Granger, Anna Massey, Eileen Atkins
Music
Laurie Johnson
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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