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A Hazard of Hearts (1987)

A Hazard of Hearts (1987)

Drama Romance TV Movie

He captured her body by force. He freed her soul with passion.

Release Date: 1987, December 27
Directors: John Hough
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Gainsborough Pictures, Gainsborough Pictures, The Grade Company, The Grade Company
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Christopher Plummer, John Boswall, John Abbott, Eileen Atkins, Fiona Fullerton, Marcus Gilbert, Neil Dickson, Daniel Moynihan, Diana Rigg, Edward Fox, Dan Meaden

Overview:

When compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley has lost his estate and all his money playing dice, he realises that he only has one thing left of value: his daughter Serena. In a final game, he stakes his daughter's hand in marriage, convinced that this time he will not lose. Unfortunately, however, he does lose; to the evil Lord Wrotham. Unable to return home and tell his daughter that he has lost her in a game of dice, Sir Giles kills himself there and then. Lord Vulcan, who has witnessed the events, takes pity on Serena Staverley, although they have never met. He challenges Lord Wrotham to a game of dice in which the winner takes both Staverley Court and Miss Serena.