''The Reef'' (also known as ''Passion's Way'') is a 1999 American-Czech-German

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directed by

Robert Allan Ackerman Robert Allan Ackerman (June 30, 1944 – January 10, 2022) was an American film and theatre director. He directed numerous films since 1992. Ackerman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1944 and moved to Kew Gardens, Queens, when he was ...

based on the book '' The Reef'' by

Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (; born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and interior designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portra ...

. It starred

Sela Ward Sela Ann Ward (born July 11, 1956) is an American actress, author, and producer. Her breakthrough TV role was as Teddy Reed in the NBC drama series '' Sisters'' (1991–1996), for which she received her first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstandin ...

Timothy Dalton Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama ''The Lion in Winter''. He gained international prominence as ...

Alicia Witt Alicia Roanne Witt (born August 21, 1975) is an American actress, singer and pianist. She first came to fame as a child actress after being discovered by David Lynch, who cast her in ''Dune'' (1984) and '' Twin Peaks'' (1990). Witt had a critic ...

Jamie Glover Jamie Blair Glover (born 10 July 1969) is an English actor. He is best known for being cast as Harry Potter in the second cast of the West-End production of ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' in 2017. He portrayed Deputy Head Andrew Treneman ...

. It was filmed in

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in 1996 but did not premiere on CBS until July 25, 1999.

Plot

In early 20th century

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, a young widow renews her love with a man until she discovers that he had a past relationship with one of her new employees, who is a nanny. This makes the two women accuse each other for particular reasons until the end of the movie.

Cast

- Anna Leath *

- Charles Darrow *

- Sophy Viner *

- Owen Leath *

Cynthia Harris Cynthia Lee Harris (August 9, 1934 – October 3, 2021) was an American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series '' Edward & Mrs. Simpson'' and the sitcom ''Mad About You''. Life and career C ...

- Adelaide *

Leslie Caron Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (; born 1 July 1931) is a French-American actress and dancer. She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. She is one ...

- Regine De Chantelle *

Hannah Taylor-Gordon Hannah Taylor-Gordon (born March 6, 1987) is a retired English actress. She made her film debut in the 1993 film ''The House of the Spirits''. She is best known for her role as Anne Frank in the TV miniseries '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' f ...

- Effie Leath * Rupert Frazer - Mr Farlow * Jane Bertish - Mrs Farlow * Robert Russell - Messenger

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* 1999 television films 1999 films 1999 romantic drama films American romantic drama films Czech romantic drama films German romantic drama films English-language Czech films English-language German films Films scored by Patrick Williams Films based on American novels Films based on works by Edith Wharton Films set in 1912 Films set in France CBS network films Films directed by Robert Allan Ackerman 1990s American films 1990s German films {{1990s-romantic-drama-film-stub