The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

1987 · 176 min · ★ 7.5 · Horror, Thriller, Drama, TV Movie

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.

Directed by Peter Hammond · Written by Don MacPherson

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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

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