Wide Sargasso Sea


1h 40m 1993

Brief Synopsis

This prequel, set in Jamaica during the 1830s, relates the early life of Antoinette Bertha Cosway, the willful and beautiful young Creole woman who becomes the bride of an English aristocrat and, shortly thereafter, the madwoman he sequesters in "Jane Eyre," Charlotte Bronte's classic gothic novel.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Period
Romance
Release Date
1993
Production Company
New Line International
Distribution Company
Fine Line Features; Fine Line Features; New Line Home Entertainment; Penta; Rank Film Distributors Ltd
Location
Jamaica

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

This prequel, set in Jamaica during the 1830s, relates the early life of Antoinette Bertha Cosway, the willful and beautiful young Creole woman who becomes the bride of an English aristocrat and, shortly thereafter, the madwoman he sequesters in "Jane Eyre," Charlotte Bronte's classic gothic novel.

Crew

Kimberly Adams-galligan

Wardrobe Supervisor

Alicia Alon-frankl

Production Accountant

Leslie Anne Anderson

Hairstyles

Carole Angier

Screenwriter

Billy G Arter

Transportation Coordinator

Susan Bolles

Art Director

Dirk Braeger

Assistant (To Production Designer)

Geoff Burton

Director Of Photography

Katherine J Carmichael

Assistant Props

Delia Circelli

Production Coordinator

Harry Cohen

Sound Designer

James Cohen

2nd Assistant Director

Stewart Copeland

Music

Franckie Diago

Production Designer

Frankie Diago

Production Designer

John Duigan

Screenwriter

Bobby Earnhardt

Best Boy Electric

Georgio Farrari

Special Effects

Joe Fineman

Executive In Charge Of Post-Production

Carmen Franczyk

Other

Don Geyra

Other

Melanie Ghisays

Supervisor

Jane Goldsmith

Script Supervisor

Anne Goursaud

Editor

Leilani Hannah

2nd Assistant Coordinator

Bruce Hart

Office Assistant

Sue Henzel

Props Buyer

John M Jarvis

Transportation Captain

Steve Kirshoff

Special Effects (Fire)

Karen Koch

Line Producer

Richard Lannaman

2nd Unit Camera Operator (2nd Unit)

Oscar Lawson

Boom Operator

Eugene Mccarthy

Props Master

Gary Mccarthy

Assistant Accountant

Eric Mcleod

Unit Production Manager

Kathryn Milliss

Other

Norma Moriceau

Costume Designer

Vincent Nappo

Best Boy Grip

Steve Nelson

Production Sound Mixer

Donna Noble

Art Department Coordinator

Peter Packer

Location Manager

Ian Plumer

Gaffer

Sally Portius

Jamaican Production Consultant

Simon Quaith

Key Grip

Simon Quaith

Other

Jean Rhys

Source Material (From Novel)

Sara Risher

Executive Producer

Charles Rotherham

1st Assistant Director

Jimmy Sandoval

Editor

Jan Sharp

Producer

Jan Sharp

Screenwriter

P.j. Voeten

2nd Assistant Director

Ron Von Blomberg

Set Decorator

Noriko Watanabe

Makeup Artist

Marie Wright

Other

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Period
Romance
Release Date
1993
Production Company
New Line International
Distribution Company
Fine Line Features; Fine Line Features; New Line Home Entertainment; Penta; Rank Film Distributors Ltd
Location
Jamaica

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Expanded Release in United States April 30, 1993

Released in United States April 23, 1993

Released in United States on Video January 5, 1994

Released in United States Spring April 16, 1993

The novel "Jane Eyre" was originally published in Great Britain in 1849, whereas its literary prequel, "Wide Sargasso Sea," was published to immediate acclaim in 1966.

Began shooting July 8, 1991.

Completed shooting September 1991.

Released in United States on Video January 5, 1994 (in R, NC-17 and unrated versions)

Released in United States Spring April 16, 1993

Released in United States April 23, 1993 (Los Angeles)

Expanded Release in United States April 30, 1993