The Dark Angel
1987
148 minutes
Overview
The Dark Angel is a sensual and stylish adaptation of Uncle Silas - Sheridan le Fanu’s influential Victorian literary masterpiece. Sheltered heiress Maud Ruthyn's troubles begin when her father hires a new governess. Madame De La Rougierre (played with considerable relish by Jane Lapotaire) is a cruel, brandy-swigging schemer with an unhealthy interest in Maud's inheritance and an approach to childcare that would make Mary Poppins faint. When Maud's father dies she has no choice but to live with her wicked uncle Silas, who will inherit the family fortune if Maud should happen to die. This is not a recipe for domestic bliss and soon it seems that everyone but Maud is either bad, mad, or both.
Top Cast
Peter O'Toole
Uncle Silas Ruthyn
Jane Lapotaire
Madame de la Rougierre
Beatie Edney
Maud Ruthyn
Barbara Shelley
Cousin Monica
Simon Shepherd
Captain Oakley
Guy Rolfe
Dr. Bryerly
Tim Woodward
Dudley Ruthyn
Norma Shebbeare
Mary Quince
Marcus Gilbert
Lord Carysbroke
Patti Love
Peg Hawkes
Conrad Phillips
Dickon Hawkes
Hilary Sesta
Lucy Wyatt
Alan MacNaughtan
Austin Ruthyn
John Baker
Old Giles
Charlotte Coleman
Millie Ruthyn
John Crocker
Rev. Clay
Leslie French
Lawyer
Rhoda Lewis
Mrs. Rusk
Wolfe Morris
Mr. Gimson