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Alan Rickman, Brian Cox, Kate Nelligan, Kenneth Cranham, Mona Washbourne ... see more see more... , Philip Bowen , Richard Pearson , Timothy Bateson

After being forced into a marriage with a much older man (Kenneth Cranham), tragic young heroine Thérèse Raquin (Kate Nelligan) finds fulfillment in a torrid affair with her husband's best f... read more read more...riend (Brian Cox). But her newfound passion could undo her in more ways than one. A young Alan Rickman also stars in this two-part "Masterpiece Theatre" adaptation of Emile Zola's first major work.

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Unrated, 2 hr. 53 min.

Directed by: Simon Langton

Release Date: April 12, 1981

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DVD Release Date: August 1, 2003

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  • August 2, 2011
    I was a little disappointed with Alan getting such a small part, but otherwise this is a pretty good story. Although the lovers could have avoided all these problems by just running away together, this makes for an interesting story too. It gets really dramatic in the ending, t... read morehat was the best part.
  • July 28, 2009
    The movie was a little strange but not without benefits. I liked it somewhat, but the only real reason I would watch it again is to see Alan Rickman on screen again. You just cant go wrong with Rickman.

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