The Scarlet Tunic

The Scarlet Tunic

90 mins | Drama, Romance, War, History | June 12, 1998

Passions erupt between a German hussar (Jean-Marc Barr) serving with King George III's personal cavalry and the only daughter of an English solicitor (Emma Fielding) in this period tearjerker adapted from a short story by Thomas Hardy. Longing to escape their own personal imprisonments -- he, his service to the king, and she, her engagement to a man she doesn't love -- they find solace in each other's arms.

The Scarlet Tunic

90 mins | Drama, Romance, War, History | June 12, 1998

The Scarlet Tunic
Passions erupt between a German hussar (Jean-Marc Barr) serving with King George III's personal cavalry and the only daughter of an English solicitor (Emma Fielding) in this period tearjerker adapted from a short story by Thomas Hardy. Longing to escape their own personal imprisonments -- he, his service to the king, and she, her engagement to a man she doesn't love -- they find solace in each other's arms.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers
Original title The Scarlet Tunic
Directors Stuart St. Paul
Writers

Cast

Jean-Marc Barr

as Matthaus Singer

Emma Fielding

as Frances Groves

Simon Callow

as Captain Fairfax

Jack Shepherd

as Dr. Edward Grove

John Sessions

as Humphrey Gould

Lynda Bellingham

as Emily Marlowe

Thomas Lockyer

as Christopher Singer

Andrew Tiernan

as Muller

Gareth Hale

as William Parsons

Lisa Faulkner

as Amy Parsons

Roger May

as Fridon

Laura Aikman

as Dotty Marlowe

Erich Redman

as Strasser

Jean Heard

as Lizzie, Landlady

Tom McCabe

as Officer Hubbard