In this melodrama from Barbara Cartland's 1975 bestseller, a turn-of-the-century American heiress, while en route to her betrothal to an English duke, encounters love and intrigue in the arms of a French journalist.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Linda PurlEmmaline Nevada 'Vada' Holtz | Emmaline Nevada 'Vada' Holtz |
 Shane BriantPierre | Pierre |
 Timothy DaltonMarquis de Guaita | Marquis de Guaita |
 Richard JohnsonNarrator | Narrator |
 Joan GreenwoodDuchess of Grantham | Duchess of Grantham |
| PPaul LaversDuke of Grantham | Duke of Grantham |
| KKathleen BarringtonNancy Sparling | Nancy Sparling |
 Helena CarrollCharity | Charity |
 Godfrey QuigleyM. Worth | M. Worth |
| JJohn FranklynVerlaine | Verlaine |
| JJim FitzgeraldToulouse-Lautrec | Toulouse-Lautrec |
| MMaureen ToalLa Goulue | La Goulue |
| AAlain ChristieArthur Rimbaud | Arthur Rimbaud |
| MMeryl GourleyMrs. Holtz | Mrs. Holtz |
| PPeadar LambDr. Mirell | Dr. Mirell |
 Brian de SalvoJacques | Jacques |
| JJohn MolloyTaxil | Taxil |
| AAnn O'DwyerSinger | Singer |
| EEddie GoldenPeladan | Peladan |