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Jewels (miniseries)

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Jewels
2005 DVD cover
Based onJewels
by Danielle Steel
Written byShelley List
Jonathan Estrin
Directed byRoger Young
Starring
Music byPatrick Williams
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducersShelley List
Jonathan Estrin
EditorBenjamin A. Weissman
Running time228 minutes
Production companiesDelux Productions
NBC Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseOctober 18 (1992-10-18) –
October 20, 1992 (1992-10-20)

Jewels is a 1992 NBC television miniseries based on the bestselling 1992 Danielle Steel novel of the same name. Starring Annette O'Toole and Anthony Andrews, it was broadcast in two parts on October 18 and 20, 1992. The miniseries was adapted by Shelley List and Jonathan Estrin and directed by Roger Young. Jewels and its cast and crew were nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Cast

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Production

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Jewels was adapted from the bestselling Danielle Steel novel of the same name by Shelley List and Jonathan Estrin, who also served as executive producers. Directed by Roger Young, the miniseries was filmed in Luxembourg.[1]

Broadcast and reception

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The five-hour miniseries was broadcast in two parts on October 18 and 20, 1992. Tony Scott of Variety called it "overblown" and wrote that "Jewels barely reaches above pulp". Finding O'Toole, Andrews and Prochnow unremarkable, Scott complimented Villiers' and Taylor's "surprising vitality" as the Whitfield sons and also praised Howells, Gish and Oates as William and Sarah's parents.[1]

Award nominations

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Jewels was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV and Andrews was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV. Composer Patrick Williams won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special for Part I.

References

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  1. ^ a b Scott, Tony (October 16, 1992). "Review: NBC Movie of the Week Danielle Steel's Jewels". Variety. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
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