Movie
Persuasion
Overview
Anne Elliot was once in love with Frederick Wentworth, a commander in the Royal Navy who was rejected by her snobby parents eight years ago. When the family hits hard times and are forced to rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law, Frederick returns as a captain - but will he remember Anne?
Details
- Release date
- 2007-04-01
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Clerkenwell Films, GBH
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sally Hawkins as Anne Elliot
- Rupert Penry-Jones as Captain Wentworth
- Alice Krige as Lady Russell
- Tobias Menzies as William Elliot
- Anthony Stewart Head as Sir Walter Elliot
- Julia Davis as Elizabeth Elliot
- Michael Fenton Stevens as Mr. Shepherd
- Mary Stockley as Mrs. Clay
- Peter Wight as Admiral Croft
- Marion Bailey as Mrs. Croft
- Amanda Hale as Mary Musgrove
- Jennifer Higham as Louisa Musgrove
Crew
- Adrian Shergold - Director
- Simon Burke - Screenplay
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