Jean-Marc Barr
Matthaus Singer
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Jun 12, 1998 · The Scarlet Tunic: Directed by Stuart St Paul. With Jean-Marc Barr, Emma Fielding, Simon Callow, Jack Shepherd. In nineteenth century rural England, a German hussar serving with King George III's personal cavalry, Matthaus Singer, falls madly in love with the only daughter of a West Country solicitor, Frances Groves.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Stuart St Paul
- 1998-06-12
Set in nineteenth century rural England, this is the story of forbidden romance between a German hussar serving with King George III's personal cavalry, Matthaus Singer, and the only daughter of a West Country solicitor, Frances Groves.
The Scarlet Tunic. A young 19th-century Briton (Emma Fielding), engaged to her father's dull friend, falls in love with a German soldier (Jean-Marc Barr).
- History, Drama
- Jean-Marc Barr
- Stuart St. Paul
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The Scarlet Tunic strongest point is the quality of the photography particularly in the use of colour and light. The spectacular scenery of the Wessex and Dorset coast provides natural beauty but other scenes using light in a unique way are key to the film's overall effect.
A tale of forbidden romance based on a short story by Thomas Hardy. Deserting German hussar, Matthaus Singer (Jean-Marc Barr) falls madly in love with solicitor's daughter Frances Groves (Emma Fielding) whereby she is torn between her duty and her desire.
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- Romance
- DVD
- English
The scarlet tunic is the jacket of a Hussar soldier fighting in the English king’s German regiment during the Napoleonic wars. The year is 1802 and the regiment is training in Dorset, its objective to become battle fit.
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