| Description |
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, full screen, Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Based on the novel by Wilkie Collins. |
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Originally broadcast on BBC television in 1996. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Greg Wise, Antony Sher, Patricia Hodge, Peter Vaughan, Peter Jeffrey, Lesley Sharp, Keeley Hawes. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John Daly ; music, Rick Wentworth. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
A stolen Hindu diamond, the Moonstone, works its curse after being stolen from it's shrine. Just before Rachel's birthday, 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 to wear. The jewel goes missing and Rachel believes that Blake stole it. Determined to prove his innocence, Blake leaves in order to pursue the real truth behind the theft. |
| Subject |
Precious stones -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Jewelry theft -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Bierman, Robert.
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Wise, Greg, 1966-
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Hawes, Keeley, 1976-
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Sher, Antony, 1949-
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Hodge, Patricia, 1946-
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Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889.
Moonstone.
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
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| ISBN |
1593755252 |
| Standard No. |
783421339194 |
| Music No. |
WG33919 WGBH Boston Video |
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