Duel of Hearts

Duel of Hearts
GenreRomantic drama
Based onA Duel of Hearts
by Barbara Cartland
Screenplay byTerence Feely
Directed byJohn Hough
StarringAlison Doody
Michael York
Geraldine Chaplin
Benedict Taylor
Theme music composerLaurie Johnson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersLew Grade
John Hough
Laurie Johnson
CinematographyTerry Cole
EditorPeter Weatherley
Running time95 min
Production companyGainsborough Pictures
Original release
NetworkTNT (US)
Release24 February 1992 (1992-02-24)

Duel of Hearts is a 1991 romantic television film directed by John Hough. Terence Feely penned the screenplay, based on the 1949 Barbara Cartland novel, A Duel of Hearts. The film stars Alison Doody, Michael York, Geraldine Chaplin and Benedict Taylor.

Plot

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Lady Caroline Faye and Lord Vane Brecon meet under unusual circumstances and are immediately attracted to one another. Later, Lady Caroline learns that Lord Brecon has been accused of murder. She embarks on a plan to prove him innocent, while also warning him that his cousin, Gervaise Warlingham, may be trying to frame him. Posing as a commoner, she accepts a position at Lord Brecon's estate as companion to his mother. Will dangerous family secrets keep the lovers apart?

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