

The Return of the Native
1994-12-04 · 101 min · ★ 6.2
Eustacia Vye, an exquisite beauty despairing at her boring life on an English moor, sets up a fateful lovers' triangle when she uses her wiles to entice two men, a dashing suitor and a successful man who made his name abroad and returned to his home on the heath.
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- Directors
- Jack Gold
- Production companies
- BBC
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Catherine Zeta-JonesEustacia Vye
Ray StevensonClym Yeobright
Clive OwenDamon Wildeve
Joan PlowrightFrau Yeobright
Steven MackintoshDiggory Venn
Claire SkinnerThomasin
Celia ImrieSusan NunsuchTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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