Jewels (miniseries)
| Jewels | |
|---|---|
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| Based on | Jewels by Danielle Steel |
| Written by | Shelley List Jonathan Estrin |
| Directed by | Roger Young |
| Starring | |
| Music by | NBC Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 18 – October 20, 1992 |
Jewels is a 1992
Primetime Emmy Award
.
Cast
- Annette O'Toole as Sarah Thompson Whitfield
- Anthony Andrews as William Whitfield
- Jürgen Prochnow as Joachim von Mannheim
- Corinne Touzet as Emanuelle
- Ursula Howells as the Duchess
- Sheila Gish as Victoria Thompson
- Simon Oates as Edward Thompson
- Robert Wagner as Charles Davenport
- Bradley Cole as Freddie Van Peering
- Christopher Villiers as Phillip
- David Thwaites as Phillip, age 16
- Benedict Taylor as Julian
- Chloë Annett as Isabelle
Production
Jewels was adapted from the bestselling Danielle Steel novel of the same name by Shelley List and Jonathan Estrin, who also served as executive producers. Directed by Roger Young, the miniseries was filmed in Luxembourg.[1]
Broadcast and reception
The five-hour miniseries was broadcast in two parts on October 18 and 20, 1992. Tony Scott of Variety called it "overblown" and wrote that "Jewels barely reaches above pulp". Finding O'Toole, Andrews and Prochnow unremarkable, Scott complimented Villiers' and Taylor's "surprising vitality" as the Whitfield sons and also praised Howells, Gish and Oates as William and Sarah's parents.[1]
Award nominations
Jewels was nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special
for Part I.
References
- ^ a b Scott, Tony (October 16, 1992). "Review: NBC Movie of the Week Danielle Steel's Jewels". Variety. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
External links
- Jewels at IMDb
