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The Return of the Native (1994)
PG
TV Movie | 101 min | Drama

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The Return of the Native (1994)

TV Movie | 101 min | Drama

Reddleman Diggory Venn drives slowly across the heath, carrying a hidden passenger in the back of his van. When darkness falls, the country folk light bonfires on the hills, emphasizing the pagan spirit of the heath and its denizens.

Director

Jack Gold

Writers

Thomas Hardy (novel) | Robert W. Lenski (teleplay) (as Robert Lenski)

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Updated Dec 4, 1994

Release date

Dec 4, 1994 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 nomination

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Catherine Zeta-Jones Eustacia Vye (as Catherine Zeta Jones) Eustacia Vye (as Catherine Zeta Jones) See fewer	Chicago (2002)
Clive Owen Damon Wildeve Damon Wildeve See fewer	Children of Men (2006)
Ray Stevenson Clym Yeobright Clym Yeobright See fewer	The Three Musketeers (2011)
Steven Mackintosh Diggory Venn Diggory Venn See fewer	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Claire Skinner Thomasin Thomasin See fewer	Life Is Sweet (1990)
Paul Rogers Captain Vye Captain Vye See fewer	A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
Joan Plowright Mrs. Yeobright Mrs. Yeobright See fewer	The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Celia Imrie Susan Nunsuch Susan Nunsuch See fewer	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Richard Avery Humphrey Humphrey See fewer	Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
Peter Wight Timothy Timothy See fewer	Hot Fuzz (2007)
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Greg Saunders Charley Charley See fewer	I Want You (I) (1998)
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Daniel Newman Mummer Mummer See fewer	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)