Trade Winds

Trade Winds

Limited Series 1993 · 4 eps · Drama

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A forbidden love affair blossoms on the gorgeous Caribbean island of St. Martin in this juicy tale of two feuding families vying for control of the island. Family patriarch Cristof Philips attempts to bring the Philips and Sommers families together, but tempers flare when sparks fly between hunky island adventurer Ocean Sommers and exotic beauty Maxine Philips newly engaged to another man. Maxine's family warns her: "This Ocean has a riptide and he will drag you under!," but nothing can stop her from running out in a hurricane for a secret, rain-soaked night of passion! Tensions grow when Ocean is accused of murdering Maxine's brother Chris in a scuba-diving mission for a cursed treasure, while her fiancé is determined to see Ocean behind bars for the rest of his life. Now Maxine will do anything -make any sacrifice - as chaos erupts when the shocking truth behind Chris' death and long-hidden family secrets are revealed.

Directed by Charles Jarrott · Written by Jan Worthington

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Stephen Meadows Rick Sommers
Barbara Stock Grace Sommers
Michael McLafferty Ocean Sommers
Anita Morris Contessa Laetitia Philips Gabetti
Rebecca Staab Ellen Sommers
John Beck Robert Philips
Dean Tarrolly Joseph Gabetti
Ned Vaughn Anthony Philips
Sam Hennings Will Philips
Claudette Roche Marigot Philips
Michael Michele Maxine Phillips
Kim Hamilton Madame DeGaulle

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