Based on Thomas Hardy's short story and set in fictional Wessex during the Napoleonic Wars. A German cavalry regiment is stationed on the land of a country doctor. His daughter Frances in a loveless engagement is wooed by a handsome young officer Matthaus. Deciding to join his friends in deserting Matthaus persuades Frances to come with him. But that same night her betrothed suddenly arrives at her home. Frances is torn between love and duty.
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A tale of forbidden romance based on a short story by Thomas Hardy. Deserting German hussar, Matthaus Singer (Jean-Marc Barr) falls madly in love with solicitor's daughter Frances Groves (Emma Fielding) whereby she is torn between her duty and her desire. Frances's father (Jack Shepherd) would prefer her to marry the weasly suitor Humphrey (John Sessions). The passion flows but will the heart be stronger than the outside forces set on keeping the lovers apart?
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