The Moonstone

The Moonstone

128 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie | Dec. 29, 1996

Greg Wise (Sense and Sensibility) and Keeley Hawes (Karaoke) star in this sumptuous adaptation of Wilkie Collins' classic mystery, the first detective novel ever written. The Moonstone, a sacred Hindu diamond was stolen from the head of the Moon God, in its shrine by John Herncastle in 1799. The stone is said to be cursed if it is removed from the shrine. In 1848, a man named Franklin Blake announces to Rachel that the Moonstone has been bequeathed to her by Herncastle. Blake gives her the jewel on her birthday and offers to mount the jewel for her, in order that she might wear it. Inevitably, the jewel is found missing the next morning and Rachel believes Blake stole it. Determined to prove his innocence, Blake leaves in order to pursue the real truth behind the theft.

The Moonstone

128 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie | Dec. 29, 1996

The Moonstone
Greg Wise (Sense and Sensibility) and Keeley Hawes (Karaoke) star in this sumptuous adaptation of Wilkie Collins' classic mystery, the first detective novel ever written. The Moonstone, a sacred Hindu diamond was stolen from the head of the Moon God, in its shrine by John Herncastle in 1799. The stone is said to be cursed if it is removed from the shrine. In 1848, a man named Franklin Blake announces to Rachel that the Moonstone has been bequeathed to her by Herncastle. Blake gives her the jewel on her birthday and offers to mount the jewel for her, in order that she might wear it. Inevitably, the jewel is found missing the next morning and Rachel believes Blake stole it. Determined to prove his innocence, Blake leaves in order to pursue the real truth behind the theft.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers BBC, Carlton Television
Original title The Moonstone
Directors Robert Bierman
Writers Wilkie Collins, Kevin Elyot

Cast

Greg Wise

as Franklin Blake

Keeley Hawes

as Rachel Verinder

Terrence Hardiman

as Colonel Sir John Herncastle

Mellan Mitchell

as Cut-throat Indian

Peter Vaughan

as Gabriel Betteredge

Patricia Hodge

as Lady Julia Verinder

Rachel Lumberg

as Penelope

Nicholas Lane

as Samuel

Surinder Duhra

as Indian

Lesley Sharp

as Rosanna Spearman

Kacey Ainsworth

as Drusilla Clack

Scott Handy

as Godfrey Ablewhite

Paul Brooke

as Dr. Candy

Anton Lesser

as Ezra Jennings

Antony Sher

as Sergeant Cuff

Roger Walker

as Constable Seegrave

Janet Henfrey

as Mrs. Yolland

Elizabeth Berrington

as Limping Lucy

Bobby Bernard

as Septimus Luker

Peter Jeffrey

as Mr. Bruff

Anthony Cumber

as Gooseberry

Carl Forgione

as Spy

Andy Devine

as Landlord