Passion and Paradise


2h 1989

Brief Synopsis

A two-part miniseries based on the true-life 1943 murder of Sir Harry Oakes, a wealthy businessman who was killed in the Bahamas. Oakes' protective love for his daughter had clashed with her defiant love for the handsome gigolo she married. Alfred DeMarigny becomes the prime suspect in the murder of

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1989
Location
Jamaica; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

A two-part miniseries based on the true-life 1943 murder of Sir Harry Oakes, a wealthy businessman who was killed in the Bahamas. Oakes' protective love for his daughter had clashed with her defiant love for the handsome gigolo she married. Alfred DeMarigny becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his wealthy father-in-law. DeMarigny's wife hires a private eye whose dogged pursuit of the truth provides a startling climax to the murder trial.

Crew

Donnie Allen

Rigging Gaffer

Eric D Andersen

Camera Operator

Miko Blanco

Choreographer

Kevin Breen

Dresser

Michael Brownstone

Location Manager

Cecile Burrowes

Casting

Daniel Cahn

Executive Editor

Enrico Campana

Set Decorator

John Caper Jr.

Music Supervisor

Lorraine Carson

Wardrobe

Bruce Carwardine

Sound Mixer

Andy Chmura

Camera Operator

Jim Connel

Camera Operator

Michael Custance

Producer

Katherine Downey

Script Supervisor

Caroline Dring

Production Coordinator

Bert Dunk

Director Of Photography

Wendy Eidson

Assistant Director

W Paterson Ferns

Executive Producer

Jackie Field

Property Master

Joel Fields

Coproducer

Gina Fowler

Assistant Production Coordinator

Glen Gauthier

Boom Operator

Ron Gillham

Key Grip

Bruce Grant

Assistant Property Master

Frank Hall

Production Consultant

Michael Hall

Camera Assistant

Catherine Halloran

Wardrobe

Hagood Hardy

Music

Lynn Harris

Production Coordinator

Nick Hayton

Assistant Director

Sue Henzell

Art Assistant

David G Hill

Editor

Leonard Hill

Executive Producer

Gerry Holmes

Art Director

Fred Ionson

Transportation Coordinator

Gwen Iveson

Production Supervisor

Rob Iveson

Production Manager

David B Jarrell

Gaffer

Peter Jeffries

Executive Producer

Doreen Jones

Casting Director

Geraldine Jones

Hair Stylist

James Langan

Wardrobe Assistant

Bryan Langford

Wrangler

Andrew Laskos

Screenplay

Rosemary Mccarty

Production Accountant

Colette Mcdougall

Production Coordinator

Ian Mcdougall

Producer

Sue Mckibbin

Accounting Assistant

John Mclaughlin

Camera

Alistair Mcrrae

Art Assistant

Mara Mcsweeny

Production Coordinator

Donald J. Mowat

Makeup

Andy Mulkani

Grip

Judy Murdoch

Makeup Assistant

Peter Packer

Location Manager

Robin Fraser Paye

Costume Designer

Scott Powell

Assistant Editor

Branko Racki

Stunt Coordinator

Rebecca Ross

Editor

Bob Sher

Construction Coordinator

Frank Siracusa

Assistant Director

Natalie Thompson

Unit Manager

Ann Townsend

Hair Assistant

Neil Trifunovich

Special Effects

John M Walker

Camera Assistant

Steve Williams

Camera Assistant

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1989
Location
Jamaica; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States February 19, 1989

Aired in United States February 21, 1989

Aired in United States on Video April 27, 1994

Telecast in Canada on CTV and in the United Kingdom on HTV.

2

Parts 1 and 2 were edited into a two-hour television movie broadcast on ABC July 3, 1993.